It’s been years since I’ve picked up a self-help book and I’m very judicious when I consider purchasing one. My chief complaint with turning to self-help books is that even if the content hits home, most of the instruction merely facilitates behavioral changes; Really, what more can they do? They point out your problem and offer steps to alter faulty behavior, but how long does behavioral modification last when it is warring against a resistant heart and a stubborn will? Real change only comes when our hearts are ready for it, when we’re ready to surrender our will so God can clean us up. Read the rest of this entry »