The process of miraculous change is twofold. One: I see my error or dysfunctional pattern. Two:I ask God to take it from me. The first principle without the second is impotent. As they say in Alcoholics Anonymous, your best thinking got you here. You're the problem but you're not the answer. The second principle isn't enough to change us either.The Holy Spirit can't take from us what we will not release to him. Hewon't work without our consent. He cannot remove our character defects without our willingness,because that would be violating our free will. We chose those patterns, however mistakenly, and he will not force us to give them up. In asking God to heal us, we're committing to the choice to be healed.
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