There's no such thing as a "Good Cookie" or
any other thing that will instantly make you a nice person. Being good
is something you must decide to do yourself. That's why Peter gives us
this advice
"Whoever would love life and see good days
must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from deceitful speech. He must
turn from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it. For the eyes
of the Lord are on the righteous and his ears are attentive to their prayer,
but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil"
1 Peter 3:10-12
In other words, it's up to you to choose the right thing.
But how can you do the right thing? After all, we have tempers, we wake
up grumpy, we say bad things, we gossip - we just don't seem able to always
do the right thing.
Only a person who has been supernaturally changed by God could hope
to become the good person He wants each of us to be. That's why we talk
of conversion when we talk about becoming a Christian. To be converted
means to be transformed by God from the old non-Christian person into a
whole new being:
"Do not conform any longer to the pattern of
this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind"
Romans 12:2
It is God who transforms us! Read your Bible, talk to Him in prayer,
live for God. He'll change you life.:
