To change your life, you must first change the way you think. Behind everything you do is a thought. Every behavior is motivated by a belief, and every action is prompted by an attitude. God revealed this thousands of years before psychologists understood it: “Be careful how you think; your life is shaped by your thoughts.”
You cannot change your habits or your life with willpower. You say, “I’ll force myself to eat less…exercise more…quit being disorganized and late.” Yes, willpower can produce short-term change, but it creates constant internal stress because you haven’t dealt with the root cause. Without getting to the root cause, you quickly revert to your old patterns.
There is a better and easier way - change your autopilot by changing the way you think. Change always starts first in your mind. The way you think determines the way you feel, and the way you feel influences the way you act. There must be a spiritual renewal of your thoughts and attitudes before change can take place. True and lasting change can only occur by allowing God to change you from the inside out. The Bible says, “Let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think.” |