Some are still not convinced they can begin anew, this year or any year. Yesterday, today, or any day. It all sounds like a fantasy.
"Of course all things are possible with God, but they were possible in 2012!"
"Of course permanent change is possible for everyone--except me!"
Whatever the lingering doubts may be, some feel they cannot shake them.
But what if someone's life depended on beginning again, on a permanent change?
Take the example of the unfaithful husband or wife in the last blog. What if the husband knew that if he didn’t stop being unfaithful, he would really lose the only true love of his life? What if the unfaithful wife knew that the only man she ever loved would be lost forever if she didn’t stop her adulterous relationship?
C.S. Lewis said that faith is not real without a real risk. He said that we don’t really know if we believe something unless our lives depend on that belief. The same is true for beginning anew. It must be a life’s necessity involving a very real risk or loss. If a person doesn’t feel anything is at stake, then no real or permanent change will take place.
Why would it?
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