Title: Behavior Changes When the Heart Changes - Dr. David Christian Marriage Help
Headings: Behavior Changes When the Heart Changes
Behavior Changes When the Heart Changes
Content: They persist because the real issues are not being addressed. Perhaps the person in the wrong hasn’t fully owned up to the problem and, more importantly, hasn’t fully determined to change. They promise to change and perhaps even intend to change, but inwardly they are not different. Change comes first from the heart and then moves out to behavior. The question is whether there has been a ‘heart change’ that will lead to true behavior change. Consider that a heart changed by God will exhibit the following traits, according to the Apostle Paul: “ But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law” ( Galatians 5: 22-23 ). If a person’s character does not reveal these traits, one must question whether a heart has truly changed.