For God knew"); document.writeln("his people in advance, and he chose them to become like his Son, so that his"); document.writeln("Son would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters. And having chosen"); document.writeln("them, he called them to come to him. And having called them, he gave them right"); document.writeln("standing with himself. And having given them right standing, he gave them his glory.1
"); document.writeln("It is tempting"); document.writeln("to think that we do not need to improve much. While some people admit that they"); document.writeln("could perhaps improve in some areas, they usually add, But I am a good"); document.writeln("person! The truth is, however, that the Heavenly Father is not satisfied"); document.writeln("with our dim vision of good enough. He wants something much"); document.writeln("better for us.
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God sees every"); document.writeln("believer as the person they will be when they are fully surrendered to Christ."); document.writeln("He then brings about that complete renewal by transforming the"); document.writeln("present self into the image of his Son (1 Corinthians 15:49). An essential step"); document.writeln("in the work God is doing involves removing everything that is ungodly in our lives. This"); document.writeln("process is often awkward or difficult, but it is worth it! God points to habits,"); document.writeln("attitudes, and relationships that do not honor Him. He applies pressure to"); document.writeln("direct our attention to those points so that we give them to him.
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Conforming our"); document.writeln("will to His, changes who we are. In the midst of our transformation, the pain or"); document.writeln("discomfort can temporarily obscure the beauty of your design. But nothing is"); document.writeln("more beautiful to the Lord than a committed follower who obeys no matter what."); document.writeln("Submit to Him so that He can transform you into the son or daughter He has in"); document.writeln("mind.
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Suggested"); document.writeln("Prayer: Dear Heavenly Father, thank You that Your plans are not limited to the"); document.writeln("view I have of myself. Thank You that You want to keep working in me to achieve"); document.writeln("the purpose for which I was created. Lord, the process of growing hurts, but"); document.writeln("it is worth it, because it brings me closer to You. Help me to live a life"); document.writeln("surrendered to You, every day. In the name of Jesus I pray, Amen.
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Today\'s Encounter"); document.writeln("was written by: Rosina N.
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