Can People Really Change? Ep 246

Changing your life is hard.  We often make references to changing parts of our life and all too often find out that we fall back into our old ways.  Change takes way more than having the thought.  It takes work! 

Acceleration is the change in speed or direction of an object. In order for that to happen, the object must be acted upon by an outer force. Newton’s First Law - An object in motion will stay in motion and an object at rest will stay at rest unless acted upon by an outer force.  
Change in our life is the same way - It takes an outer force that applies the push, pull, or pressure necessary to change the direction of our lives. 
Sensational Emotional Event - S.E.E - This is often a triggering event that comes with such strong emotion that it grabs our attention unlike anything else. It becomes a true point of change opportunity in a person’s life. Could be a negative or positive event
Fired from a job
Terrible car accident
Birth of a child
Divorce
Loss of a loved one
Marriage
Winning the lottery - 

ACTS 9:1-19
Saul’s Conversion


Fatigue - I’m sick and tired of being sick and tired
Change in Lifestyle - working from home vs office, night shift vs day shift, 
Change in Health/Capability
In order for the “Change” to stick…
Intentionality 
Building New Habits
Surrender Pride
Praying
Surrounding Yourself with the right people, places, things
Boundaries - protecting yourself from the wrong people, places, things
Gratitude - Looking for where you were and where you are today 
Celebration - Whether celebrating years of sobriety, and anniversary, or a fresh start.  Celebrations help to provide energy to keep going. 

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