Are you seeking to leave behind your past? Do you want to be a new person? Are you striving to put your history behind you? Are you struggling with old, bad habits or behaviors? Would you like to pursue a new path for your life? Do you know you can?
Many of us have a colorful history full of mistakes, bad decisions, and bad behavior. We may have been negatively influenced by people with bad motives. We may have simply chosen unwisely for ourselves. We may struggle with controlling our emotions or anger.
But we don’t have to continue to live that way. It starts with believing that Jesus died for our sins. It grows with our faith in Him. As our knowledge and belief in Him grows, we commit more fully to Him. The deeper our commitment, the more we allow Him to change us, the further He removes us from our past. We come to realize we no longer need to be enslaved by our old habits and behaviors.
Jesus died on a cross so that we would be set free. That freedom is available to us, if we are willing to give up our old self. We give up our old self as we put our lives into His hands. When we are willing to die to our old selves, we can live in the new life Jesus has provided for us. Though it is a simple decision, it is also a challenging one. Too often we want to hang on to our old habits and behaviors because they are known and comfortable. But Jesus wants us to give them up to start new in Him.
I pray we all know we can walk away from our old life. I pray we know we can start new in Jesus. I pray each one of us will choose to die to our old selves and live in the freedom Jesus provides. Walk away from your old life. Live a new life in Jesus. Live free in Jesus.
Romans 6:6-8 We know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body of sin might be destroyed, so we might no longer be enslaved to sin. For whoever has died is freed from sin. But if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him.
Marty Pressey 