How to Experience Spiritual Transformation
I want miracles! I want spiritual transformation! Like Paul, I fight against the sinful desires of my flesh (Rom. 7), sickness in my body and lack in my life. I agree with Paul's conclusion: I cannot overcome the flesh using the power of the flesh. ONLY the power of the Spirit can work a miracle of transformation (Rom. 8). To access this power, I need to surrender self-effort as that stands in the way of divine enabling. Wow! I need to stop striving if I am going to make it in life! That's just a bit counter-intuitive!
The flesh cannot overcome the flesh - only the Spirit can!
I shift my faith from depending on self to depending on God.
Surrendering to God’s power allows transformation to occur.