Personal Transformation-Part 2
Dear Readers,
Welcome to the concluding part of this teaching. In the previous edition, we examined personal transformation and its demands. This week, we dive deeper into Personal Transformation.
Let us some Tools for Personal Transformation:
Have Mentors: Throughout life, there will always be a need for counsellors. Mentors are people who have gone ahead of you and have seen farther. So, for you to see farther, you need them. Mentors offer advice on how to go about your tasks in life. They provide guidance to help choose your focus per time. The Word says: Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety (Proverbs 11:14).
Have Role Models: Role Models are those who reflect something you want. For example, you may love the way someone teaches and decide to model your teaching in that way. Role Models are pointers that you can learn from, but a role model is not a mentor. A mentor is a counsellor you have a deep personal relationship with; role models are usually far off.
Right Association: Your association plays a crucial role in shaping your philosophies, habits, tastes and life. The association you keep could either make or mar you. Therefore, as a youth, look out for people who influence you to do good things and covet associations that inspire and push you to do great things. Avoid the wrong company because, in the end, you are usually only as good as the company you keep. The Word says: Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful (Psalms 1:1).
Read Books: Books are a cheap way to learn valuable lessons without making terrible mistakes. Books tell you a lot about people; they take you into the mind of the author and allow you to cheaply gain knowledge that took people a lot of years to put together. Reading books written by anointed authors and successful people or reading books relating to the area you seek change would inspire you with practical insight on facilitating that change. The Word says: Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth (2 Timothy 2:15).
Attending Seminars and Listening to Instructive Material: These days, it is possible to engage in continuous learning by downloading ebooks, YouTube videos, Podcasts and online courses and seminars all from the internet. Use Google to find help and learn from the free resources available on the internet.
Therefore, transformation is personal, intentional and continuous! Transformation is of the mind, and no one can be transformed for another.
However, to live a transformed life, you need the help of the God. So, if you are not born-again, please say this prayer: Dear Lord, I come to You today. I am a sinner. Forgive me my sins. Cleanse me with Your precious Blood. I accept You as my Lord and Saviour. Now, I know I am born again!
Congratulations, you are now born again and a child of God. He loves you and will never leave or forsake you. With this, you are guaranteed all-round rest and peace, in Jesus’ name! Please write or call to share your testimonies with me through oyedepofaitha@gmail.com OR 08141320204. For more insight, these books authored by me are available at the Dominion Bookstores in all Living Faith Churches and other leading Christian Bookstores: Single with A Difference, Make Your Life Count and A Living Witness.
