Hanny Grace's Key Ideas from Start Where You Are
by Rashawn Copeland

Start Where You Are

The presence of Jesus doesn’t always offer an immediate fix for

our problems. Just because God is with us doesn’t mean He’ll

change everything around us. God doesn’t promise us an easy

life. He promises us a God-with-us life. He will someday complete the good work He started in each of us. But our current circum-

stances might not change soon. Keep this in mind. Your financial burdens may not soon be lifted. Your health may continue to decline. Your estranged daughter might not call you back. Your Problems won’t be solved overnight. I’m not saying it’s impossible.

After all, we serve a God who makes the blind see and the lame alk! But most change comes over time.

Your problems, however long you may deal with them, can be

seen differently if you understand that God’s heart is wide open

to you, as you are, all of the time.

Open your heart—even if you don’t believe in God. Even if you

hate God. Give God a chance. Trust me, once you experience the

reality of God’s love in your life, nothing is the same.

Start where you are.

Start with addiction.

Start with pornography.

Start with pride.

Start with fear.

Start with infidelity.

Start with shame.