If You Want to Change, You Have to Face the Truth

[If You Want to Change, You Have to Face the Truth](6k977oYNW:m:1:2618166767:E7CD8329393512E90EA06F39E950C315:r) Current Teaching Series [Transformed](6k977oYNW:m:1:2618166767:E7CD8329393512E90EA06F39E950C315:r) [Listen to Today's Broadcast](6k977oYNW:m:1:2618166767:E7CD8329393512E90EA06F39E950C315:r) [If You Want to Change, You Have to Face the Truth](6k977oYNW:m:1:2618166767:E7CD8329393512E90EA06F39E950C315:r) By Rick Warren — January 22, 2019 [Facebook](6k977oYNW:m:1:2618166767:E7CD8329393512E90EA06F39E950C315:r) [Twitter](6k977oYNW:m:1:2618166767:E7CD8329393512E90EA06F39E950C315:r) [Pinterest](6k977oYNW:m:1:2618166767:E7CD8329393512E90EA06F39E950C315:r) [Email](6k977oYNW:m:1:2618166767:E7CD8329393512E90EA06F39E950C315:r) [Devotional image from Rick Warren](6k977oYNW:m:1:2618166767:E7CD8329393512E90EA06F39E950C315:r) “You have heard about Jesus and have learned the truth that comes from him” (Ephesians 4:21 NLT). The secret to personal change is not willpower. The secret is to know and face the truth. You must know and face the truth about yourself, your relationships, and your own nature. Nothing will change in your life until you know and face the truth about your weaknesses, your relationships, your successes and failures, and your past and future. Nothing changes until you know and face the truth that is found in Jesus Christ. Why is it necessary to learn the truth before anything can change in your life? Here’s why: Behind every self-defeating habit in your life is a lie that you believe. If you get in debt, it’s because you believed some lie like, “I can spend and get away with it” or “I can always pay it back.” You might have overestimated how much you were going to make, or you believed the lie that you needed a much bigger house. But do you? Are you sure it’s the truth? Can you prove it’s the truth? Are you absolutely certain that what you believe you’ve said about your finances is true? What about your relationships? What about the things you say to yourself about yourself? Is the way you think about your past or about some event the truth, or is the truth what God says about it? The Bible teaches that personal change starts with truth. It is the truth that sets you free. The apostle Paul says, “You have heard about Jesus and have learned the truth that comes from him” (Ephesians 4:21 NLT). Who is the truth? Jesus, and because Jesus is the truth, he will always tell you the truth. His Word is the truth. The Bible is his Word, and that means the Bible is truth (2 Timothy 3:16-17). What you hear on television isn’t always going to help you, because it’s not always the truth. Have you learned that? And what you read in books isn’t always the truth. But what God tells you is always going to be the truth. God’s Word shows you how to get back to the life you were created to live, and then it shows you how to stay on God’s path. This is why it is so important for you to have a daily quiet time in the Word of God: Change requires learning the truth. Nothing will change until you get the truth into your heart. As long as you build your life on a foundation of lies, misconceptions, deceptions, or half-truths, you will never change. But when you face the truth and respond to the truth, you will begin to see change in your life.[PLAY today’s audio teaching from Pastor Rick >>](6k977oYNW:m:1:2618166767:E7CD8329393512E90EA06F39E950C315:r) Talk About It - How do you know whether or not something is true? Does the Bible answer this question for everything in your life? - In what ways has your life changed because you chose to believe God’s Word over a lie someone or culture tried to tell you? - Think of some ways you can be more discerning with what you read, listen to, and watch. Then share those ideas with a friend who can help keep you accountable. 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