We each go through a different struggle in becoming a changed person. I've always struggled with my identity as a sinner and God's child at the same time. I may look strong and encouraging on the outside, but I am not very much different from you nor another person. I've been through low self-esteem. I've struggled with unforgiveness. I've been a bully myself too (Trust me when I say that). I've even been through pornography and lust too. Yes, even when people around me were thinking that I was a "very encouraging Christian", I go through lust and pornography too! Outwardly, I may seem fine or fit as a "powerful Christian" but inwardly, I am living a life without the POWER of the Holy Spirit.
I want to share my life with each one of you, though it could mean that I may not be "so encouraging" anymore. I am sharing this with you to say that I am not any more holy than you. We all go through things that we are not proud of & we often struggle with sin & changing. For you it could be bitterness, or lust, or just a personal part of your life that you'd rather not let people know.
Whatever that may be, I just wanna share that YOU are a NEW CREATION in Christ! The old has GONE, the NEW has COME!
"..But where sin increased, GRACE increased all the more....What shall we say then?Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase? By no means! ...Just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may have a NEW LIFE." (Romans 5:20- 6:4)
God has a PLAN for a LIFE beyond our wildest dreams. He wants us to have a NEW LIFE! I want to change , not because of what people think about me but because God wants me to enjoy the new life that He has given me. No longer a slave to sin, but more than a conqueror with VICTORY in the hand of my Lord, JESUS CHRIST!
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