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Topic: A
New You
One of the great wonders and magnificent benefits of accepting Christ
into your heart and life is that you get a new you. But there are
problems in getting a new you. Many people do not want to get rid of the
old self, the old self steeped in sin, the self that causes them so much
discontent and torment. Many people want to keep the old self alive by
hanging onto it. Getting rid of the old self is, for some people who do
not want to change, like getting a divorce or suffering the death of a
loved one. In getting rid of the old self, or in letting the old self
die, there can be a grieving process. Letting the old self die, then
changing so dramatically, and then having a new person come out within
you, can be one of the scariest things about the Christian faith. We
don't think of our faith as scary. But people who are not Christians, or
people who are Christians who are still carrying around the old bag of
garbage from the old self, are afraid of changing. People are afraid of
the unknown, and for many people, becoming a Christian means venturing
into the unknown. People are afraid of things they don't know anything
about. People are afraid of change. If people knew what their new life
in Christ would be like in advance, they would fill our churches. A
person's new life as a Christian is full of peace and blessings but
people are afraid of the change to get the peace and blessings. Not
changing makes no sense if you are a Christian but staying away from the
changes makes perfect sense if you are not a Christian. With a new
birth, just as in human childbirth, there may be some pain. But just
like human childbirth, you forget the pain after the new you is born.
If these words have been a blessing to you please forward them to a
friend.
These words were posted at one of Shepherd's Care Ministries Sites
called Wisdom Moment. The site is located at:
http://www.findthepower.com/wisdomminute
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