TRANSFORMATIONS!

Transforming is always fun, at least for me it is.  How about you?  I have used II Cor. 5: 17 more than once, but it is useful here again.  Winter turns into Spring, Spring turns into Summer, Summer turns into fall etc.  Most women love to get new hair cuts, a new Easter outfit, plant new flowers, change the furniture;  Men love to get new golf clubs, new guns, new cars, new tools;  kids love to get new computers, new phones, new friends;  it is all part of the transformation we all see every day.

The old things pass - all things become new.

WHEW!  And all is right with the world after 5 months of winter.  I will never take that for granted again.  I felt relieved.  I felt grateful, I felt a great big sigh coming on.  I really wondered even Thursday and Friday if we would ever see spring happening.  Just had to share that.  Transformation in our spiritual lives is a BIG DEAL as well.  Letting God change you His way is a BIG DEAL!
I heard a friend tell me on the phone today that she just wasn't ready to "forgive" yet.  "I am too devastated!"  "This is horrible, I can't believe it!"  I also heard another person say, "I just can't believe I spent my whole life working so hard to make it right for my kids, and they grow up and do this!"  "I don't deserve this!"  I could go on and on, one and on.  it still boils down to the same thing, same station, same day, you need to let God transform their lives.  Let Him write on their page.  That is write you did do everything you could, but that is all you can do.  We give our kids, or family members, or co-workers all the tools we can BUT. . .we can't make them use them.  God gave us free will.  I have seen that in counseling.  I can give my clients all the tools and resources, cheer lead and motivate forever, but they still have to take it and use it.  I can't go home with them and make them see it and do it.  That is why Transformation takes in everything.  A makeover in your attitude, a makeover in your grace and forgiveness chip.  You can't do this by yourself.  Praise Him and thank Him, Trust Him and make Him look good.  TRANSFORM!  Phil 4: 13 and 19. 

You can do ALL things through Him who strengthens you and He will give you all you need to do it.
PERIOD.