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The Power to Change by Marty Copeland With all the change going on in the world today, it’s time for Christians to make an impact in the earth. But to walk in the kind of world-changing power necessary to impact our communities, our nation and the world, we must allow the Holy Spirit to change us. What do we need to empower us to change? Sure, we need knowledge, but knowledge alone isn’t enough. We need the power of God that effects change. Take Christian weight loss, for example. We all know how to lose weight: move more, eat less. But how many are actually doing it? To be truly free from the bondage of weight we have to allow the Holy Spirit to change and empower us to go higher—spirit, soul and body. Change is deep within the purpose of why God created us. The power to change is within His glory—His presence. A revelation of His glory, of His honor and of the power of His love is enough to change anything. That’s what we need if we are to change. We are from God. He created us in His image, so we come out of Him, just like natural children come out of their parents and are a combination of their DNA. When we wonder, 'How do I get God to help me change?' we are forgetting that we were created out of Him. We were predestined before the earth was ever created to be like Him. His power is in us. When we hear things repeated over and over they can become so familiar that we miss the revelation. One thing we often hear is that we are God’s children and He is in us. But are we really getting it? When I look at my three children, I see in them a combination of my husband, John, and me. In one I see more of me, and in another I see more of John. They have our DNA—they’re from us. We Identify With Him Because we are born of God we have His DNA. Our righteousness is not because of our works, but because of His goodness and because we are of Him. If we’re going to change, we have to understand who God is because our identity is in Him. We also have to know why we are here, and that He has a plan and purpose for our lives. Proverbs 29:18 says, “Where there is no vision, the people perish.” The New International Version says, “Where there is no revelation, people cast off restraint.” In other words, they run wild or fail to practice self-control. If we want to change, we must have restraint or self-control. If we don’t know why we’re here, what we’re called to do or who we’re called to be, we’re not going to be restrained in our eating or any other area. But when we catch the vision of our purpose and destiny, it produces the restraint we need to bring change. God’s love has the power to change us. His love is the weight of His divine presence that resides inside us. It is a force that never fails, fades or becomes obsolete. It doesn’t matter if trends change or the economy fails. Love never quits because God never quits. If your life, family, job or whatever it is you’re seeking God about is not changing, more than likely it’s because you haven’t experienced the love of God and His Anointing in that area. If you’re having financial trouble, the only way to enjoy the blessing of prosperity is to experience God and His love in the area of finances. Spending time with Him is spending time with the real Provider. Wealth is not a blessing unless you know God. It will destroy your life if you don’t know Him—it will amplify your sin. God wants us to know Him. 12 : BVOV : DEC '13