Changing Your World Podcast with Creflo Dollar

The world tells us to always practice good morals and to do the right thing. There is nothing wrong with this; however, we cannot achieve morality without Jesus. Our motives matter; the mistake many people make is trying to live moral lives for others’ approval, instead of for God’s approval. It is impossible to live the kind of morally upright lives God wants for us without His grace. Doing good through self-effort simply to please others is a temporary motivation that will not last; doing good because the Holy Spirit has shed God’s love in our hearts is what He really wants to see. The life produced by the teachings of grace not only has the outward manifestation, but also the right attitude toward God. Trusting Him to work in us and change us on the inside, until everything we do is motivated by love, elevates us to a level we cannot reach on our own. To support the ministry financially, text "CDMPodcast" to 74483 or visit www.worldchangers.org.

A proper understanding of salvation requires that we differentiate between our standing and our state as believers. When we got born again, our redemption was fully accomplished because of the finished works of Jesus Christ. This is our stance, which allows us to stand before God holy and righteous as if we had never sinned. However, although we have already been saved by grace, the outward manifestation of our righteousness is a constant and ongoing process of completion. This is our state, also called our earthly lives. Until we get to heaven, our state will not have caught up with our stance. Believing what God says about our righteousness and holiness, and letting Him work in us, will bring us to the point where our state eventually catches up to our stance. To support the ministry financially, text "CDMPodcast" to 74483 or visit www.worldchangers.org.

Christians need to understand the integral role renewing their minds plays in changing them for the better. To be able to behave differently, we must first begin learning to think like God. However, experiencing transformation is our decision; we must want to change because He will not renew our minds for us. This gradual renewal is different than simply learning new things; as we learn more of God’s Word, we begin to be transformed from the inside out. There is no way we can stay the same when we develop a relationship with God and spend time in His presence; we gradually become more and more like Him. The things we pay attention to exert great influence on our desire to change; therefore, we must pay more attention to God than to the world. Continually exposing ourselves to His Word allows the Holy Spirit to work in us to produce changes we could never achieve on our own. To support the ministry financially, text "CDMPodcast" to 74483 or visit www.worldchangers.org. Message and Data rates may apply. You will receive a maximum of two text messages per user response. You can text the word "Help" for assistance or "Stop" to opt out. Visit https://app.securegive.com to view Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.

Get your daily dose of grace with Creflo Dollar and keep the Word of God at the forefront of your mind. To support the ministry financially, text “CDMPodcast” to 74483 or visit www.worldchangers.org.

God’s favor works in our lives on many different levels, one of which is to provide what we need every day. We do not have to be perfect or work to earn His grace; we receive it as an undeserved gift because of our born-again status. Even when we sin, God still shows us grace so abundantly that it changes our minds about our behavior; it causes us to want to stop sinning and to please God. He does this by showing us mercy for things we do not deserve. Our faith, not in what we do but in what Jesus has already one, activates grace to begin working on our behalf. This frees us from constantly striving through our own efforts, and enables us to confidently trust in Jesus’ finished works. Trusting in His grace matures us and helps us to grow into the person God wants us to be. To support the ministry financially, text "CDMPodcast" to 74483 or visit www.worldchangers.org. Message and Data rates may apply. You will receive a maximum of two text messages per user response. You can text the word "Help" for assistance or "Stop" to opt out. Visit https://app.securegive.com to view Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.