Think about how many times you've told yourself, I'm too old. It's too late. Nothing is ever going to change. I don't know what to do. I've tried everything. We can love God, read our Bibles, go to church, and still spend our days believing thoughts that don't agree with His Word. And those thoughts affect everything. How we see ourselves, how we respond to problems, the choices we make, and whether we take the next step God is calling us to take.

The world teaches us to get motivated. Jesus teaches us to follow Him.

And that's what we're talking about today.

We're talking about why motivation isn't enough to change our lives and how God transforms us through the renewing of our minds (Romans 12:2). I'll share three biblical ways to change the thoughts that keep us stuck: taking our thoughts captive (2 Corinthians 10:5), casting our cares on God (1 Peter 5:7), and choosing to believe His truth instead of being led by our feelings.

We'll also look at what God told Moses at the Red Sea (Exodus 14:15), what Jesus said to the man at Bethesda (John 5:6–9), and why following Jesus means putting our faith into action, even when we don't feel ready.

Because friend, you don't have to feel motivated to be faithful.

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With so much love, God bless.

Kim Dolan Leto

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