New jeans!
Jeans shopping. These two words are enough to bring many to tears. The worst part about looking for new jeans is knowing how comfortable our old pair is. New ones can feel a bit cardboard-y to begin with, but six months down the line they become our new favourites. And so the circle of life continues.
2 Corinthians 5:17 NIV says, 'If anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: the old has gone, the new is here!' God loves us too much to leave us as we are. He has a clean heart and a new mindset for us. If we're Christian, we already have them. But he wants us to 'press on' (Philippians 3:14 NIV), to put the new heart and mindset on, even if they're uncomfortable to begin with. To do this we have to stop looking at the current ways and methods, no matter how well-fitting they are.
Whether we're looking back with regret or looking back longingly, quit looking back altogether. Let's strive for the new stuff. If we're not working to bring God's Kingdom on earth, we'll always be tempted to look back to what we had/were before. God has awesome stuff lined up for us.
So what now? Get in line with God's life-filled plans for you today and take part of them. Throw away your 'old jeans' and enjoy the new.
— SCRIPTURE —
'If anyone is in Christ...the new is here!' 2 Corinthians 5:17 NIV
— SOULFOOD —
Exo 25-27, John 4:13-26, Ps 89:38-52, Pro 26:23-26
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