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Transformation (AKA Metamorphosis)

Transformation always sounds like this gloriously instantaneous, magnificent thing that makes us what we want to be without the undesirable filth we wish to remove. Unfortunately, it is not. No matter what we do, how we do it, or how many times we undergo the process, it is a long one. It doesn't have to be painful but it will always take time. I am intent to give it the time it deserves this time to let the person I want to be and the healthy habits I want to embrace take deeper root so I don't have to go through this process again. I also want to remove the undesirables more thoroughly this time so their seeds do not as easily overwhelm the strength and beauty that I am intending to cultivate. I don't know how long it will take us but with God as my guide and Richard as my strength I strongly believe that I can do this.
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Light in the Darkness...

"This is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you, that God is Light, and in Him there is no darkness at all. If we say that we have fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth; but if we walk in the Light as He Himself is in the Light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin." [1Jo 1:5-7 NASB] Years ago I surrounded myself with people who had the same beliefs as I do and wanted the same kind of things from the world as I do. Trying to force a culture to become what we want will always be ineffective so I began to try to be a little more passive about it, allowing myself to take part in activities that I previously would have had nothing to do with in an effort to start conversations with people that would lead to important change. Unfortunately, my social circle has changed and I have lost the strong support it requires to live that kind of lifestyle. I have recent
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