A drastic change

Colossians 3: ⁵ Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry. ⁶ Because of these, the wrath of God is coming.

⁷ You used to walk in these ways, in the life you once lived. ⁸ But now you must also rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips.

⁹ Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices

¹⁰ and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.

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Our discussion centered on women, cars, money and positions. We had our futures ahead of us and the lusts for all these things were prominent. There was a magic number for a salary when I graduated that would set fire to my life for a while.  I mean what’s wrong with having stuff and with “dating” a few folks? I’m still a believer right?

• When I am greedy it is difficult for me to be generous.
• When I am lustful it is difficult for me to relate to someone in a deeper way.
• When I am angry it is difficult for me to show GOD’s peace.
• When I am slanderous it is difficult for me to show grace to someone who may not know CHRIST.
• When I am foul in my language it is difficult for GODLY words to cross the same lips.

Lust, lying and language are all things GOD can easily forgive. HE knows I sin but forgives me anyway. Yet when I act upon these things there is an empty feeling.  The hole in my heart just grows bigger and bigger. What can fill it?

• GOD wants me to look forward to HIS kingdom and lose focus on the earth little by little.
• GOD wants me to walk on HIS path which includes fruit not destruction.
• GOD wants me to be new each day dropping a little sin off here and there.

It’s a process.  I am not going to be changed right away but little by little I am becoming what GOD wants me to become.

• Are you caught up in a lifestyle that is not pleasing to GOD?
• Do you feel you should make a change?
• Have you tried to seek HIS face?
• Won’t you let HIM guide your path?