ChronoNomad 2017-12-06 07:14:28

The heart is full of fear, and fear is a powerful device in the hands of the enemy. It creates wholly negative and destructive feelings like doubt, mistrust, insecurity, discrimination, and hatred.

As John 15:5 seeks to remind us, "I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing."

Trying to change who we are, better ourselves in any way, without His full support at the center of our lives, will ultimately end in failure. As sinful humans, we naturally try to take ownership and practice such contrivances as 'mind over matter' or DIY mantras like "I believe in myself," but no positive change can truly be enacted until we are able to relinquish that misguided sense of self and start placing our trust and faith where it belongs — in God.