A new Person

“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 ‭NLT‬‬

Coming to the point of realising ‘I am not happy with who I am, or the way I behave’ is a starting point for change. Being aware of sinful behaviour is even better. Sinful behaviour is where I know I am a dreadful in the way I treat others, a am a bad role model, I suck at parenting, I need help!

Awareness of wrong leads us to ask, “How can I change?” You can do all manner of mental gymnastics and make all the New Year’s resolutions you like but without a power source to change you will flop around like a wet fish. You can read all the self-help books and try all the gurus but there is only one source of purity, that source is Jesus.

I came to the point of knowing that no good thing dwelt in me. This was when I came to Jesus and asked Him to forgive me for thinking I could do this by myself. I invited Him into my life and asked for His Hoky Spirit to inhabit me. Now, I have the power source. Now, as a Christian, I have One I can turn to.

Prior to this I had the spirit of the world. It was an unclean, greedy, obnoxious spirit that hated what is pure and lovely. Now, I love all things pure.

If you are at this place pray this simple prayer: ‘Jesus forgive me for going my own way, I know I am sinful and ask for you to cleanse me and make me new. I invite you Holy Spirit to come and live in me and show me a better way. I invite you to take the wheel and be the driving force within me! Amen’