How We Can Change Our Lives (Part 2) | Luke 12:22-34 | Samuel Oyeyinka

How We Can Change Our Lives (Part 2) | Luke 12:22-34 | Samuel OyeyinkaTrue life change begins with what we value. Scripture shows that disordered desires lead to ruin, and much of our problem is not a lack of information but a lack of conviction. We do not consistently value truth, and therefore we drift.Fear is shaped by desire. We fear losing what we treasure. When God is not our highest value, fear governs us. But as God becomes more precious to us, our fears lose their power. This transformation happens through meditation on God’s Word. Christianity is a faith that grows more beautiful the more it is thoughtfully considered. Truth must be actively sought because the enemy’s strategy is distraction. An absent mind easily drifts away from God.We grow in love for God by thinking about Him. As we behold His glory, our affections are reshaped. Scripture invites us to “taste and see that the Lord is good” because delight in God produces refuge and blessing. As we behold the Lord’s glory, we are gradually transformed into His likeness.The more immersed we are in God’s word, we more stirred our hearts are to prayer. The Word reveals God to us, and prayer is our response to what we see. As we dwell on God through Scripture and prayer, our desires are reordered, our fears are weakened, and our lives are changed.