How to fix all your problems without changing anything

Some people have a long list of problems that need to be fixed in someone else. Their husband, their wife, their children, their parents, their boss, their employees, their neighbor. The list goes on and on. They want a magic wand to solve all these problems. But, they don’t want to change themselves. What is the solution?

“The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results” –Albert Einstein

You can’t fix other people’s problems

The sad beginning to this story is there is no magic wand. Problems cannot be fixed without change. If you perceive a problem with someone else, congratulations! It is good to be able to recognize a problem. The first impulse is to fix their problem by changing them. Unfortunately, you are not responsible to fix anyone else. This is God’s job.

You must allow God to change you

It may be obvious that nothing can be fixed unless something changes, but nobody wants to admit they are the problem. Nobody wants to change. If something needs to be fixed, it needs to start with you.

Change happens when the pain of staying the same is greater than the pain of change. –Tony Robbins

If you see a problem and you want it to be fixed, then you have to change. The happy ending to this story is God has promised to help you. “being confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.” (Philippians 1:6). Therefore…

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