What does the Bible say about accepting things you Cannot change?

God grant us the serenity to accept the things we cannot change, the courage to change the things we can, and the wisdom to know the difference.

What Bible verse is the serenity prayer?

The serenity prayer actually not found in the Bible at all. It may be helpful, but it is not scripture. It was a prayer often used by 20th century preacher and theologian Reinhold Niebuhr. The prayer was made most famous by the Alcoholics Anonymous addiction recovery program.

Does he speak and then not act?

God is not a man, that he should lie, nor a son of man, that he should change his mind. Does he speak and then not act? The LORD their God is with them; the shout of the King is among them.

What does God say about accepting change?

Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.” And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”

What does the Bible say about changing your mindset?

“Jesus said to him, ‘If you can believe, all things are possible to them that believe’” (Mark 9:23). It is time to change your mindset, and renew your thoughts and ways of thinking. If you can renew your mind and thoughts toward the things of God, you can change your world.

Is the Lord’s prayer?

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.

Who created the Serenity Prayer?

Reinhold Niebuhr
Serenity Prayer/Authors
There it was credited to American theologian Reinhold Niebuhr (1892-1971). The Serenity Prayer spread both through Niebuhr’s sermons and church groups in the 1930s and 1940s, and was later adopted and popularized by Alcoholics Anonymous and other Twelve Step programs.

Does God change his mind through prayer?

The answer to the first is, no, God does not change His mind. The answer to the second is, yes, prayer changes things. So how can prayer change circumstances without changing God’s mind?

What does the Bible say about never changing your mind?

Malachi 3:6 “For I, the Lord, do not change; therefore you, O sons of Jacob, are not consumed.” 1 Samuel 15:29 “Also the Glory of Israel will not lie or change His mind; for He is not a man that He should change His mind.”

Did God ever change his mind about anything?

There are two places in Scripture where it says that God REPENTED about something He had done in the past and almost a dozen times where it says that He changed His mind about something that He was about to do. Amos 7:3 “The Lord changed His mind about this. ‘It shall not be,’ said the Lord.”

Does God change our circumstances?

Yes. God delights in changing our circumstances in response to our prayers of faith. Jesus instructed us to “always pray and not lose heart” (Luke 18:1). First John 5:14–15 also reminds us that, when we pray according to God’s will, He hears and answers.