II Corinthians 5:17
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!
The most amazing thing about the journey that I'm on its realizing that I'm a completely different person. I might look, walk and talk the same, but I'm a whole new woman. Out with the old; in with the new.
A splash of paint doesn't make an old house new. A new engine in an '87 doesn't make it a 2012 model. Eventually keeping the old will lead to the same old problems. The old house will still have a sinking foundation. That '87 will still need a new transmission.
I've realized that when we give our life to Christ, the verse doesn't say that He redecorated us or gave us a makeover! He created us all over again. He came in with the wrecking ball and tore it all down. Then took the time out too create us all over again!!
The beauty of it all is that, as a new creation, its a whole new life. The past is really the past. It's a done deal. We are made new, plain and simple. It's time to deny ourselves, take up our crosses, and follow Him!!!
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