If I Am a New Creation, Why do I Feel Like I'm Still My Old Self?
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If I am a New Creation, why do I feel like I’m still my old self?
When you repent of your sins and receive Jesus Christ as the Lord and Savior of your life, the Bible says you have become a new creation.
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.” 2 Corinthians 5:17
Here are 2 questions to ask yourself:
*CAPABILITIES: Am I aware of my capabilities as a child of God, as written in the Bible?
Even as God has caused our spirit to come alive, our flesh is still being sanctified day by day. Salvation is immediate, but sanctification is a process. Our thoughts, our mind, habits are still being renewed.
Based on the verses below, what are the advantages of reading God’s word? How important is it for you to read God’s word regularly?
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Like newborn babies, thirst for the pure milk of the word so that by it you may grow in your salvation. 1 Peter 2: 2 ISV
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I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. Ezekiel 36:26
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*CHOICES: Are my choices or decisions, in line with the word of God?
For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. Galatians 5:5
We have been given by God a free will. We can use our will for good or evil.
However, wrong choices will lead to wrong results, while godly choices will reap rewards.
Some people choose to live like charcoal with no future potential.
Some are coal, they may look similar to charcoal, but inside them, lies a spirit like diamonds. The pressures and trials they face, only refines them and causes them to stay faithful to God and trust Him even more.
Q. What does it mean to “walk by the Spirit” in Galatians 5:16-17?
But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do. Galatians 5: 16-17
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Prayer:
Dear Heavenly Father,
Thank You for your word that says if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation.
Please give me the wisdom I need to steward my life properly. Give me the discipline to read your words daily so I can grow strong in my faith and obedience to You.
With the empowering of your Holy Spirit, I know that You will guide me to make wise and godly choices and decisions. By your grace, I am being changed from glory to glory. In Jesus name. Amen.
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