How do people really change?

I can only change myself and that is with God's help.

God is the only one that can change someone else.

I can be a little helper in regards to loving that person as Christ loves me.(which may not be the easiest task to do)  I can pray for that person.  I can extend grace to that person.  God loves me and offers me grace when needed.  All these things that I can do can help nudge that person toward God.

People change with Love, Prayer, Grace and The HOLY SPIRIT!

This has been a little reminder that I play over and over in my head as I come across difficult people in my path.  It was suggested to me earlier this week to pray.   To simply pray for someone that needs God to lead them back  in the right direction with His spirit within them.  Just to pray.  It sounds simple enough but I struggle with it since my head thinks I could change this person (my intentions are good).  My heart is telling me otherwise and asking me to lean on God for this to take place.

I'm challenging myself in applying the first three as I go out and about in this world and my dailiness in life.  The only way I can do this of course, is by leaning on Him and not falling into my own understanding.