God Understands You Can’t Change Overnight

[God Understands You Can’t Change Overnight](JTdjXnC_N:m:1:2618166767:112D6B086922675A284B808E94821102:r) Current Teaching Series [Life's Healing Choices](JTdjXnC_N:m:1:2618166767:112D6B086922675A284B808E94821102:r) [Listen to Today's Broadcast](JTdjXnC_N:m:1:2618166767:112D6B086922675A284B808E94821102:r) [God Understands You Can’t Change Overnight](JTdjXnC_N:m:1:2618166767:112D6B086922675A284B808E94821102:r) Rick Warren — August 20, 2018 [Facebook](JTdjXnC_N:m:1:2618166767:112D6B086922675A284B808E94821102:r) [Twitter](JTdjXnC_N:m:1:2618166767:112D6B086922675A284B808E94821102:r) [Pinterest](JTdjXnC_N:m:1:2618166767:112D6B086922675A284B808E94821102:r) [Email](JTdjXnC_N:m:1:2618166767:112D6B086922675A284B808E94821102:r) [Devotional image from Rick Warren](JTdjXnC_N:m:1:2618166767:112D6B086922675A284B808E94821102:r) “Put on your new nature, created to be like God — truly righteous and holy” (Ephesians 4:24 NLT). When God helps you grow spiritually, he doesn’t just snap his fingers so that it happens instantly. He does it incrementally. When God wants to make a mushroom, he takes six hours, but when he wants to make an oak tree, he takes 60 years. Do you want to be a mushroom or an oak tree? The Holy Spirit will make changes in your life far beyond anything you thought possible, but it’s not going to happen overnight. When Saddleback Church did our “Decade of Destiny,” my prayer was that, through the work of the Holy Spirit and the Word of God and with support from our small groups, our church would become more mature, more Christlike, and further along in our purpose 10 years from that point. My prayer is the same for you: that in the next decade, you would grow in spiritual maturity and Christlikeness and purpose. I want you to be stronger emotionally, physically, spiritually, psychologically, and financially, but you’ve got to be intentional about it. The Bible says, “Put on your new nature, created to be like God — truly righteous and holy” (Ephesians 4:24 NLT). This is how we become more like Jesus. We throw off the old things and the old ways that keep us from getting to know Christ and becoming like him, and we put on our new selves with the help of the Holy Spirit. We let God do his work in us — no matter how long it takes. “As the Spirit of the Lord works within us, we become more and more like him” (2 Corinthians 3:18 TLB). [PLAY today’s audio teaching from Pastor Rick >>](JTdjXnC_N:m:1:2618166767:112D6B086922675A284B808E94821102:r) Talk About It - Why is it important to have goals? - What are your goals for the next 10 years of your life? - How do you want God to work in your life? Pray, and ask him to help you trust as he works in his time to fulfill his purpose for you. 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