As I looked out the window at my husband, Rich, weeding the flower bed, I was again reminded that “where there’s a will, there’s a way”.  Last year Rich had a complete hip replacement in June and a complete knee replacement in November.  It was quite a year for us.  Now he can no longer bend over and pull weeds like he did for the first 60 years of his life.  Instead he sits or lays on the ground and pulls the weeds.  He slides around on his rear to get where he needs to be.  The with the use of his cane, he pulls himself back up and moves on to the next task.

Sometimes as Christians we need to have some replacement parts.  When we accept Jesus, He replaces our hearts of stone with fleshly hearts. (II Cor. 3:3)  We become new creatures.  We are able to feel love and compassion for others and begin putting their needs above our own.  We, indeed, have a new heart.

We also may need an attitude replacement.  Many of us have grown into adults with bad attitudes and low self esteem.  When we allow the Holy Spirit to work in us, we can replace those negative attitudes with positive ones.  We can learn to see the world from a different perspective and reach out a helping hand to others.  We can replace doubt and fear with hope and security in Jesus.

A new belief system can make quite a difference in the way we perceive the world around us.  When we understand that all truth is found in God’s Word, it causes our faith to rise and gives us a guide for all life’s decisions.  The Bible really does have all the answers. We may have to dig for it and pray through the process, but I guarantee it’s in there.

Many times we think we can fix our mental and spiritual problems by slapping a “band aid” on the problem.  We try to ignore it , in hopes that it will just go away.  These things might help for a while, but what we really need is a complete transplant or replacement of that behavior or thought pattern.  Jesus is the only one who can do this.

He gave us the Holy Spirit to comfort and guide us through this life.  He will show us the way to accomplish a compete transformation in our life.  We may need some counseling or pastoral wisdom, or God may supernaturally do the work himself. Whatever path we choose, God can and will restore us and cause us to be healthy again.  There is nothing to fear when we have the  repl