Only God can change you.

 I am very selfish when it comes to money and charity It's funny how that for lack of a better word, fault, has made me question my very faith to its core. I mean, how can I be a Christian when I am so attached to my possessions? It's a struggle but is it really surprising that my very nature includes frugality? God has taught me so much about sin and grace. The reason I can accept this part of me NOW is because I know we ALL are sinful creatures, and we will battle our sinful nature until we die, but what responsibility do I have to deal with my personal issue of selfishness? 

It's simple. I give it to God. I cannot change this within me. I cannot CHANGE and become an UNSELFISH person. Only GOD can change me. I give it to God. My selfishness is simply one color or shade of my overall sinfulness. It's that same sinful condition that manifests into much worse acts of evil, and it's the very reason Christ came down to earth. God knowing ALL man is plagued with this condition knew that Jesus' death on the cross was the ONLY way to attune for the sin of man. No one is equipped to make the necessary changes to make oneself "right" before God. 

I will continue to lift myself up before God and in prayer ask that he cleanse me, change me, and make me the man he wants me to become. God loves us and wants us to live in peace and forgiveness, so accept Christ and give all of yourself to God. Only God can change you for the better.