Change Is…Easy? | Saturday – Week 3
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This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun! (2 Corinthians 5:17)
Let’s be honest, change can sometimes be a tough pill to swallow. As humans, we like comfortability. If we can keep with the status quo, we will. Oftentimes though, we just assume that change is a bad thing and nine times out of ten it is always painful and frustrating. Truth is, change can absolutely be a good thing. Sure, it can be difficult, but it can absolutely be for the best.
What happens when we put our faith in Jesus, is we go from being spiritually dead to spiritually alive. That’s a pretty major concept, but think about it for just a minute. Something else happens with that change. After we put our faith in Jesus, the Bible describes us as being “hidden with Christ.” In Colossians, there is a detailed list of things that are no longer true for who you are. This is part of what it looks like to embody the gospel (good news). The good news of Jesus should spark a change in who we were compared to who we now are. Embodying the gospel is allowing Jesus to live in us and through us. It’s trying to align our hearts with His, it’s choosing kindness, compassion, grace, and love over other things because that’s what you were created for.
It may not be overnight, it takes time to shed some of our old habits and thought patterns (aka our old ways). But the change is so worth it. That’s the best part of spending consistent time with God. It’s not a “Got To” but a “Get To” because it helps us realize who we truly are as opposed to believing the lies someone else has been telling us. That’s actually really good news!
Prayer for the Day
God what are you showing me? What am I going to do about it?
God help me to see one person that I can serve through a kind word, random act of kindness, or simple gift today?
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