2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.
Jesus doesn’t offer us a “quick fix”. What He offers is a real and everlasting transformation.
Romans 12:1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service
“Allowing Jesus to have every part of our lives. Sometimes we hold back surrender at the altar because we are afraid of what will have to burn away.”
Galatians 2:20 (NKJV), I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the FLESH, I live by faith in the Son of God, who LOVED me and gave Himself for me.
ONLY THE SPIRIT OF GOD CAN CHANGE US. Focusing on self will fail us but when we look at Jesus, all things are possible.