Dr. Jim Richards

7. Who Will You Believe?


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What if the changes you’ve been praying for don’t start with striving harder, but with making a simple decision?
This message will walk you through a truth that is incredibly basic, but incredibly powerful. Real transformation begins when you change your mind. That’s what the Bible calls repentance. It’s not about religious effort. It’s about choosing to think differently.
The reality is, God has already given us everything through the Lord Jesus. His promises are sure. But He won’t override your will. You and I have to choose what we believe. We have to choose what we expect. And those choices begin to shape what happens inside our heart.
For many people, life has trained them to expect things to go wrong. Maybe it came from childhood, maybe from disappointment, maybe just from living in a broken world. But when you live expecting the worst, it becomes the pattern you follow, even if you don’t realize it.
I’ve been there myself. Times when things were going well, and all I could think was, “What’s about to go wrong?” That mindset doesn’t just affect your thoughts. It affects the direction of your life. But the good news is that you can choose something different.
When you decide to let go of what doesn’t have a place in your life, and you choose to believe what God has promised, something begins to change in your heart. You’re no longer just reacting to life. You’re beginning to walk with God, in harmony with Him.
Scripture tells us, “As a man thinks in his heart, so is he” (Proverbs 23:7). When your thinking changes at the heart level, everything else starts to follow. This message will help you take that step. It will bring you back to the simplicity of choosing life, choosing truth, and choosing to believe what God says about you.
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