{"id":68,"date":"2006-08-22T00:34:00","date_gmt":"2006-08-22T00:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brianmashburn.net\/?p=68"},"modified":"2006-08-22T00:34:00","modified_gmt":"2006-08-22T00:34:00","slug":"fw-the-nature-of-transformation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brianmashburn.net\/?p=68","title":{"rendered":"FW: The nature of transformation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=ltr align=left><font face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><span  class=578432123-21082006>For Sunday?<\/span><\/font><\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<div class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left>\n<hr tabIndex=-1> <font face=Tahoma size=2><b>From:<\/b> Jim Spivey  [mailto:jspivey@revolutionconsulting.com] <br \/><b>Sent:<\/b> Tuesday, July 25,  2006 6:02 AM<br \/><b>To:<\/b> Jim Spivey RC<br \/><b>Subject:<\/b> The nature of  transformation<br \/><\/font><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><font face=Arial>&#8220;Transformation happens when God&#8217;s desires clash with our  ego&#8217;s desires, and God&#8217;s wins, much to our unexpected benefit and delight, but  you will NEVER experience transformative change&nbsp;in areas you  won&#8217;t&nbsp;allow to be  confronted.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  &#8212; Rob Thompson<\/p>\n<p>Yes, it&#8217;s true.&nbsp; Transformation requires  confrontation, and most&nbsp;simply won&#8217;t allow it, until after we&#8217;ve suffered  enough or caused enough suffering.&nbsp; We often claim that we want&nbsp;to  change, but then when the pathway to change is placed right before our feet and  lighted, we turn and walk the other way, often claiming ignorance or blind  victimhood.&nbsp; I can&#8217;t tell you how many people I&#8217;ve heard say, &#8220;I just don&#8217;t  know.&#8221;, when after a few moments of further direct questioning it is clear that  they DO know, they just won&#8217;t own what they know, and then refuse to do anything  about it.&nbsp;&nbsp;There is nothing&nbsp;to do about that but wait.&nbsp; God  has a uniquely personal way of bringing our inner conflict to the surface.&nbsp;  And it&#8217;s nothing overt; it&#8217;s simply in the design.&nbsp; For me, it&#8217;s&nbsp;been  &#8220;anxiety attacks,&#8221; a form of living death.&nbsp; And it never fails to deliver  the goods.&nbsp; I stop resisting; the clash occurs; He&nbsp;wins. Thank  God.&nbsp; <\/font><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><font face=Arial size=2>Jim Spivey<br \/>Revolution Consulting<br \/>2219  McDuffie<br \/>Houston, TX&nbsp; 77019<br \/>(713) 854-4848<br \/><a  href=\"http:\/\/www.revolutionconsulting.com\">www.revolutionconsulting.com<\/a><\/font><\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><font face=Arial size=2>&#8220;helping people come ALIVE, and thrive,<br \/>in their  personal and business relationships&#8221;<\/font><\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><font face=Arial size=2>check out my daily coaching journal at:<br \/><a  href=\"http:\/\/www.revolutionconsulting.com\/blogger.htm\">http:\/\/www.revolutionconsulting.com\/blogger.htm<\/a><\/font><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For Sunday? From: Jim Spivey [mailto:jspivey@revolutionconsulting.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2006 6:02 AMTo: Jim Spivey RCSubject: The nature of transformation &#8220;Transformation happens when God&#8217;s desires clash with our ego&#8217;s desires, and God&#8217;s wins, much to our unexpected benefit and delight, but you will NEVER experience transformative change&nbsp;in areas you won&#8217;t&nbsp;allow to be confronted.&#8221; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-68","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pO6nf-16","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brianmashburn.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brianmashburn.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brianmashburn.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brianmashburn.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brianmashburn.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=68"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.brianmashburn.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brianmashburn.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=68"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brianmashburn.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=68"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brianmashburn.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=68"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}