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I Am Not Sure My Makeover Is Working For Me!

By Terry Hoggard

Extreme_makeover_logo I have to accept that after living in Europe for more than 23 years that I have experienced my own 'makeover' and really …

I am not sure my makeover is working for me!

This reality reflects itself in many ways!

I now watch Formula One, consider myself a faithful Manchester United supporter and much prefer water to Coca Cola!

All of this from a bonafide Kansas boy!!

I will give you a moment to process these shocking realities!!

Seriously … I am not sure my makeover is working for me!

Perhaps the greatest indicator is the drastic shift in my idea of being 'on time'.

In the past, being punctual was very important to me. I would often be 'in the area' 15 minutes before my appointment, was very tense if I arrived 10 minutes late and was downright 'ticked' if I was 15 minutes late.

Now instead … I almost always take my 'Fashionable 5' or even my 'Tolerable 20'! Something has definitely shifted and …

I am not sure my makeover is working for me!

I wish these were the only shifts that I was experiencing, but in truth these are just the ones that are abit funny to talk about!

Deep inside all of our hearts we are drawing closer to Him or we are drifting away!

There is a 'makeover' going on and we are either being 'tranformed' into His image or we are being 'conformed' into the image of the world!

In both big & small ways this is our reality.

We get to decide which happens … so here's the question!!

Is your makeover working for you?

Better still … is it working for Him?

I am looking way beyond the surface things and am determined to measure the much more serious issues in my life!

Tragically, I have to painfully admit …

I am not sure my makeover is working for me!

Actually … I am pretty sure it's not working for any of us like it could and should be!

I think it's time for an, 'Extreme Makeover' … and believe me, we do not want this to be on TV!