Just before I came to know the Lord, I asked my father how he knew the Gospel was true.
He said, “Because of the changed lives.”
I was riveted. I had read the stories and heard the testimonies of so many who had been changed, not by mere belief, but because they had truly been born again. I also knew that there was something about those people that made it impossible to separate their personalities from the thing they all said had happened to them.
To be like Him is the theme of many verses, many songs and many books. Interestingly, those who become more like Him also seem to be able to live above difficult circumstances. They also attend to others. They care deeply. They love the unlovely.
Soldier of The Cross, He came to live in you and He is not leaving. If you are agreeing with His Word in prayer and if you are putting first the Kingdom of God, you need only to do the next thing that comes before you, and do it as unto Him.
It is not a matter of deciding to change and then carrying it out. Rather it is a matter of getting to know, trust and follow Him. In so doing, the things that are not healthy in life become less attractive and there is a falling in love experience - with the One who loves you beyond your comprehension.
There is much to do.
Trust and obey, for there’s no other way. . .