Now all of us, with our faces unveiled, reflect the glory of the Lord as if we are mirrors; and so we are being transformed, metamorphosed, into His same image from one radiance of glory to another, just as the Spirit of the Lord accomplishes it.

2 Corinthians 3:18 (Voice)

Sometimes we get the idea that we must change in order to be accepted by God. This, however, is not the gospel. Change occurs not as a result of our feeble attempt to earn God's favour, but because God loves us and accepts us in Christ. We may rest on God to continually bless us with the grace and favour to transform us from glory to glory.

We change and can change because God's Spirit changes us from the inside out. To emphasise change without pointing people to Jesus as the author and perfecter of their faith is to deny them the true source and power that can transform their lives.

To change is to recognise your identity in Christ and learn to live in the reality of that identity. It means having our character increasingly moulded to Christ by the supernatural work of the Holy Spirit. We cannot accomplish it alone, but we partner and participate with Christ in an authentic connection that fosters radical transformation.

Who wouldn't want to change and pray for the grace to change if they know they are well-loved by God and have been called for a purpose? Not desiring or resisting change reveals an orphan heart that rejects God's sovereign grace but instead chooses to fight against it. This detached attitude and approach treats change as a means of satisfying a demanding God, rather than as a gift of love to our Father in heaven.

Because we are His sons and daughters, change is about becoming more like our Father God. As a result, desiring change is echoing back to God what God has already spoken in the gospel about us. Then our worship and prayers become bold, strong and healthy—because we are becoming who God has called us to be, not just performing them.

Don't settle for less than what God has prepared for you in Christ.