The one who calls you is faithful, and he will do it. 1 Thessalonians 5:24

How long is your list of changes you need in your life? Mine used to be pretty long.

Every New Year, I would start knowing that the list is long and that I hope to achieve all the necessary changes. As the years rolled by, I would only notice that nothing had changed. Even the resolve to try changing something became less and less strong. Why bother?

Then one day I decided I am not going to write a list. I’m not going to have a list at all.

Instead, I wrote a letter to God.

I told him that I was done trying to change, as I’m constantly failing. I give up.

I also told him that I give him permission to do whatever it takes to change me into the person he wants me to be.

To show that I am really serious about that, I will change one small simple thing in my life. I can do that. One small simple thing. I can change that. The rest, the big list, God can deal with that.

My choice of one small simple thing still required quite a bit of will and determination. It was going to be a life-long change. I opted for something I heard was very beneficial for a person’s health. It boosts the work of white blood cells, invigorates, and it helps you get out of the shower into a cold bathroom.

I was going to finish my warm showers with cold water.

I remember that first time. Ooo! Ayyy! Brrr! Grrr!

Well, nothing has changed since that first time. Cold water after my warm shower still doesn’t feel nice. But I still do it, almost 30 years now.

I cannot start to tell you how many things in my life changed after that. I was amazed looking at what God performed in my life. I opened the door, and kept it open by continuing to do this one small simple change in my life and God did the rest.

I invite you to do the same. No, not the cold shower! But find one small simple thing you can change in your life and continue doing it daily.

Let God do the rest!