How did you transform yourself to become a better, more inspirational person ?

Question

For me, I transformed myself into a better person when I was given a "second chance". Basically, I was scared straight and I made something of my second chance.

Now, I'm looking for a next step and I'm wondering how you overcame and excelled.

Answer 1

By developing mind, body and spirit.

The mind is developed by study and reasoning and discussion. The body is developed by exercise, breathing, mindful contemplation, meditation. The spirit is developed by extending beyond oneself, and learning to love others in word and deed.

I'm still working on it, but that's my prescription. Peace to you.

Answer 2

I work at it everyday.
One thing I realized is that sometimes I would feel like other people's success was my failure. When you feel that way you aren't really able to be happy for them and that is not the type of person I want to be. I never want to belittle other people's ambitions of accomplishments. I would rather help build them up and in my heart be happy. I want to be the type of friend that makes you think you can do anything. Even though it is still hard sometimes the change of mind has made me a better person and friend.

I don't know if that was what you were looking for, but there you go. lol

Answer 3

when I accepted Christ as my Savior- He began to help me to renew my mind- and have the mind of Christ- I am still not there completely - it will take my whole life here on earth to get there- however, I pray that I am being transformed daily into the image of Christ. Better may not be the right word- but more godly I hope so. God is the only GOOD there is , and apart from Him, I am nothing. The next step comes whenever you take the next step of faith, when God asks you to do something that seems impossible. Great question!!

Answer 4

I found myself unhappy, feeling unwanted and in deep depression. My doctor sent me to a shrink. He asked about my earlier life and decided I might like to study the Bible and work on my depression by getting encouragement from it. He directed me where to look, naturally starting in Psalms and Proverbs, etc. It was encouraging and I could see there was a better life. I started to seek for life with meaning and started to look to life as a wonderful experience. The more I studied, the stronger I became. Now, I can not imagine being in the aimless world of confusion again.

Answer 5

Good job on accepting the offer of a second chance.

If you are asking how to find or become closer to God, you must simply ask Him to show you how, your earnest desire to know more about Him and his plan for your life, can be found if you earnestly seek him with a willing heart and mind.

We cannot truly change oursleves, we need to first be inspired by Him to do so.

God bless you.

Answer 6

Transform MYSELF? HA! What good does that do to follow one's own agenda? Been there...done that...didn't work. In imitation of the Virgin Mary I say to my Lord, "Be it done UNTO me according to Thy Word". This stems from Rule #1....be willing to give up control. That transformation may hurt but soooooooooooooooo worth it! And yes, it IS very necessary to frequently repeat Mary's fiat.

Answer 7

I was over 50. I had been a sex and relatio nal addict for years, trying to overcome the impact even at my age of having been an emotionally and physically abused child. I had suffered. I believe, from borderline Personality Disorder...my career had been wrecked, my marriage was over, I had spent time in jail for driving issues (suspended licenses that I would ignore), and I had a bad temper...I was still inmany ways a loving person-very active in volunteer work, and very giving in other ways--but I just didn't see myself as worth it. As I tell people, it was not that I had no self-concept, it was that my self-concept was that I was worth whatever OTHERS SAID I WAS WORTH.

I got a divorce that I should have gotten a long time before. I had been quesitoning for so many years the existence of Jesus/Yeshua as my Salvation, but I had been born a rabbinic Jew, and that meant a major change for me until I saw the truth.

I had to come to actually pray, and to turn myself over to His care. then I was in support and other forms of therapy groups--so I knew I wa snot alone, I read books like "I'm Ok, You're OK," but being I knew of the Treu Father, and the Holy Spirit, I had a different idea of what it meant to parent myself. I learned ot truly pray. Only 3 or 4 years ago, I did not know how to pray by myself. Today, Yeshua has chosen me to be the vessel through which online intercessionary preayer flows for my congregation.

I had to learn to truly forgive---understanding that forgiving did not mean I overlooked what had been done, but that I dropped my anger, my pain, my self feelingsd and feel9ngs towards others so that I could concentrate on feeling good about myself.

I started reading Scriptures more, actually comparing Scriptures---so I was learnign more and more why a Messianic Jew MUST BE A CHRISTIAN and why YESHUA HAD TO HAVE COME FOR THE LOST SHEEP OF ISRAEL...no matter what others said.

I had to learn to truly let things happen, and have more faith in what the Book says...I normally answer my questions with Scripture, but this time I feel the Holy Spirit, my Ruach HaKodesh, speaking to me and having me write from the heart.

I have found for me, the stronger I have become in Him, the more I do my own studying, the more I take what other people say as a challenge to myself, the more I simply put myself in His hands and have faith and work on that faith, the stronger I become inside my self.

For me, I had to first have the faith, to see that I will always be a Jew, but I will also be a Christian, and that in the book--BOTH VOLUMES--I see no contradiction,

But, after the faith, I had to do the works..I had to ask what lessons I was meant to learn from where I have been first, then apply those lessons to make myself stronger and better as a warrior in His army.
I had to turn it over, as it says in the first steps of the 12-Step programs, but then I had to in the end, develop the knowledge of His will for me, and find the Power to carry it out, then have the courage, the strength, the wisdom, the serenity to complete the steps and keep on them.
I found my current wife when I finally stopped looking for love. I found a new path when I just went with it. I see people that have hurt me as being inmy life for reasons, and see where the Plan was that they were in my life. I let go og anger as much as possible, and try to stay in the spirit as much as possible. Where there is a battle between flesh and spirit, I try my best to let spirit win, because in the end, that is what I will have with me.
I am a leader in my congregation. I am back at school, getting a degree in Community Counseling. I am a strong believer that Yeshua/Jesus has been with us from Day One, and will be until the end when He comes again....and I see the Truth in ways I never saw it before.
I will never commit blasphemy against my Holy Spirit, but having read the Book and gone through the fire, I understand so well why that applies to me...to fall away from my Holy Spirit, to stop believing in the Torah-whether written or the Living Torah, the one who came to clarify, to explain, to fulfill, not to contradict or abolish--I am stronger within myself.

I learned, as a Pastor once told me, there is a difference between knowing OF YHWH/Yeshua and truly knowing Him. I am stronger than I have ever been inside, and I know there is no way I could ever be who I once was if I stay this way, and each day I take another step in the right direction.

In so many ways, I am still a baby, even at 54, but in other ways I am more adult than I have ever been.

At least that's my testimony. Thanks for letting me share it.

Answer 8

Oddly enough, it was the experience of working for perhaps the biggest a**hole in the world that changed me. Seeing how hateful, manipulative, and controlling he was made me stop and look at myself and realize that by continuing to work for this man and be a representative of him in his business was a reflection on ME. Once I did some serious soul-searching, it changed me. I learned a lot from that, even though I still detest the man to this day.

Answer 9

I would have to say that I agree with William D. The only other advice that I would have is that you begin to see guidance from the Word of God. Gain a more active prayer life and learn meditation. This helps to clear the mind so that you can hear God clearly and He will do the changing within you.

Answer 10

That's an easy question to answer. I never did transform myself. Any transforming that I have done has been God's doing, sometimes with my cooperation, sometimes not.