Selah

You've Been Expecting God To Fix This Overnight... And That's The Problem

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Flatirons Community Church
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Summary

Main message: Character and deep inner change are not instant; Jesus' commands to stop sinning point to a gradual, Spirit-led process of transformation over time.

Key points:

  • Jesus never instantaneously fixed people's character; commands like "don't lust" or "don't be angry" don't produce immediate cessation.
  • Inner change comes through the work of the Holy Spirit and unfolds over time, not by a single moment of willpower.
  • Growth is like digging with a spoon for a thousand days—slow, steady effort toward freedom.
  • Longstanding, "institutionalized" sins or patterns take longer to break because they are deeply embedded habits.

Scriptures mentioned: none