What could you do differently?
The question “What could you do differently?” is one every believer must answer—not in the spirit of self-condemnation, but through the lens of grace-powered responsibility and divine instruction.
Expository reflection is biblical. It is the process of evaluating our past actions, comparing them with God’s revealed will, and committing to a wiser path forward.
1. Reflection Is Spiritual, Not Carnal
The Bible does not condemn reflection; it condemns dwelling in the past without progression. Reflection becomes redemptive when it leads to change.
📖 Lamentations 3:40 (KJV)
“Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the Lord.”
The command is clear: search → test → turn. The goal is returning to God, not replaying guilt.
2. Doing Differently Begins with Hearing God
We often desire a new outcome while repeating old patterns. The believer’s first “different step” is to submit to divine navigation.
📖 Psalm 32:8 (AMPC)
“I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with My eye upon you.”
To do differently is to trade self-counsel for God-counsel. God promises instruction, teaching, and counsel—three layers of guidance.
3. Obedience Must Replace Religious Substitution
Many believers unconsciously attempt to replace obedience with spiritual activity. Saul’s error was not prayerlessness, but instruction-rejection.
📖 1 Samuel 15:22 (KJV)
“To obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.”
Doing differently means God’s command becomes superior to personal reasoning.
4. The Heart Must Be Guarded Differently
External behavior is often a symptom of internal governance. When the heart is unguarded, decisions derail.
📖 Proverbs 4:23 (NIV)
“Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.”
If we will act differently, we must think differently, filter differently, desire differently.
5. Wisdom Must Be Asked for First, Not After
Many mistakes happen because we ask God to bless decisions we never asked Him to guide.
📖 James 1:5 (KJV)
“If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God…”
The verse does not just promise wisdom—it commands the asking.
6. Correction Must Be Embraced Without Offense
To do differently is to accept that correction is part of growth, not proof of failure.
📖 Proverbs 9:8b–9 (KJV)
“…Rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee. Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser…”
A believer who receives instruction becomes wiser still.
7. Foundations Must Be Built Before Frontiers
Jesus shows that longevity and greatness are tied to structure.
📖 Matthew 7:24 (KJV)
“Whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock.”
The rock is not emotion. The rock is the practiced Word.
8. Grace Is the Power to Change the Pattern
Doing differently is impossible by willpower alone. It requires divine enablement.
📖 2 Corinthians 12:9 (KJV)
“My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness.”
Grace does not excuse weakness—it perfects strength inside it.
9. New Thinking Must Create New Walking
Paul shows the difference between old life repetition and new life demonstration.
📖 Romans 12:2 (KJV)
“Be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind…”
Different actions demand a renewed mind.
10. Doing Differently Produces Visible Proof
The outcome of realignment is not hidden. It flourishes outward.
📖 Psalm 92:13–14 (KJV)
“Those that be planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish… they shall still bring forth fruit in old age…”
Fruit is the evidence that something changed.
In Summary — The 5 Scriptural Pillars of Doing Differently
1. Listen to God sooner
2. Obey instruction above assumption
3. Guard the heart intentionally
4. Ask for wisdom first
5. Practice the Word, don’t just profess it
Prayer of Transformation
Lord, teach us to hear You without delay, obey You without negotiation, and receive correction without offense.
We ask for wisdom before movement, and alignment before platforms.
By Your grace, rewrite our patterns and make our lives bear visible proof of Your guidance.
In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
Salvation Call — The Most Important “Different Step”
If you are reading this and you know in your heart that you have never truly surrendered your life to Jesus, this is your moment of new beginning and realignment.
Jesus did not come to make you religious—He came to make you new.
📖 2 Corinthians 5:17 (KJV)
“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.”
Today, God is offering you a fresh start, forgiveness of sins, and eternal life—not by your works, but by faith in Christ.
📖 Ephesians 2:8–9 (KJV)
“For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: not of works, lest any man should boast.”
Pray This Salvation Prayer
If you desire to receive Jesus now, pray this sincerely from your heart:
Salvation Prayer:
Lord Jesus, I come to You today. I acknowledge that I am a sinner in need of a Savior.
Forgive me of all my sins. Wash me with Your precious blood.
I believe You died for me and rose again for my justification.
Today, I confess You as my Lord and personal Savior.
Come into my heart. Make me a new creation.
Fill me with Your Spirit and write my name in the Book of Life.
I turn away from the old life, and I receive Your eternal life now.
Thank You for saving me. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
Welcome to the Family of God
If you prayed that prayer sincerely, you are now born again. This is your first and greatest “doing differently”—choosing Jesus and choosing life.
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The Message Bearer (SmilingPreacher), Cornelius Bella
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