Can a tiger change its stripes?

Can a person actually change?

I try to always believe the best of people but to change a behavior that is deep-seated?

My boyfriend used to be so temperamental. He stormed out of my house slamming the front door so many times I lost count. One time he actually jumped up and down, flailing his arms, as if he was a two-year-old. He even threw a temper tantrum in public a couple of times. It was so embarrassing.

I began walking on eggshells to try to assuage his anger. I stuffed so many emotions inside of me because of his temper. https://singleparents.dfwhostingwebsites.com/him/

Finally, after four and a half years of dating this emotional grenade, I broke up with him.

I was done.

Soon after, I started this blog, and I vomited up a lot of anger and hatred towards him. I wanted nothing more to do with him.

He was hurt and angry too, bound by bitterness. Then the Holy Spirit one night descended into his awareness and said, “You need to forgive her, deep down in your heart.” He said at that time the bitterness was lifted from him.

He started reading the Bible every single day and prayed for me.

Meanwhile, I was still hating on him.

He tried to get in touch with me and I refused to correspond with him in any way. I blocked his number, refused to read his stupid emails and didn’t even read the many cards he sent me.

He continued to read the Bible and pray for me.

A few years ago I was in a bit of a predicament and I knew he was the only person who could help me.

I called him, forgetting entirely that it was his birthday.

He had been praying that I would call him on his birthday.

Well, it took a predicament for me to do it but I did it.

We started getting back together and dated for a bit but I had come to a different place in my walk with Christ and he didn’t understand why I no longer desired intimacy.

So we parted ways again, but he continued to read the Bible and pray and I didn’t hate on him so much this time.

We got together again and broke up again and now we are together once again. The last few years I have not even tried to date anyone else. God took that desire away from me. I did join several Christian single groups, but that was to just make sure I didn’t isolate too much.

This man did not date any other women when he was not dating me. He sought God and prayed for me. God has changed him and me as well.

If you want a tiger to change its stripes, I suggest that you seek God first and let him do the changing.

Lamentations 3:25-“The LORD is good to those who depend on him, to those who search for him.”

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