I recently went to a Metallica concert with my brother.

Before the concert, a man in the seat next to me introduced himself. He told me what he did for a living and how he has never seen the band live. I told him I had seen them in 1992 but haven’t seen them since.

Then he asked me the question I knew was coming. “So, what do you do for a living?” I said, “I’m actually a pastor,” he sat his beer down and leaned over to tell his wife that the man beside him was a pastor.

We had a good conversation about life, music, and even church. The whole thing lasted less than ten minutes, but one thing we covered was knowing the right thing to do verses actually doing the right thing.

There is a big difference, for example this gentlemen drank alcohol, but he asked me if I would like for him to not drink during the concert. I respect that he would even consider that idea.

I’m going to make some assumptions from that conversation. The man I met would actually like to quit drinking, because it seems like it may cause lots of problems in his life. It was as if he knew the change he wanted to make but lacked the ability to make the change happen.

That is something common to all of us.

All of us know….
…we should save more and spend less.
…we should exercise more and eat less.
…we should pray more and complain less.
…we should forgive more and regret less.
…we should give more and take less.
…we should listen more and talk less.
…we should love more and fear less.

We don’t need more information, we need transformation.

God offers us a true transformation, a new spiritual heart, a renewed mind, and an eternal perspective.

I admit I’m making an assumption about the man I met at the concert. But it’s a universal issue we all share.

So, if you realize you need a transformation in your life, ask God for It, He is more than willing to answer.

You can do that at an altar, in a car, in your house, or possibly, even at a rock concert.

Tom Wise