Brand New

2 Corinthians 5:17 – “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.”
     Imagine how wonderful it is when God ‘renews’ us through our relationship with Jesus Christ. As we allow the Holy Spirit to embrace us and make us better from the inside out we experience the passing away of the old self and the new creature that emerges is more vital, more on target and more in line with the will of God.
     As we move into the ‘new’ it might be ‘painful’ to experience the cutting away of the old; but it is necessary to release the potential that lies beneath the surface. God will use whatever steps are necessary to cut away the things that hold you captive so that you may bloom.
     Allow God to make you over again by not fighting when he places you on the potter’s wheel. Things may seem to spin a bit out of control at first; and it may take a while to get used to the firm hand that he places upon you to reshape and remold you; but in the long run the refining process will make you ‘new’ again and fit for even more service.
     Every day is a good day; it is up to us to make it a victoriously GREAT day! Be blessed! Dr. JoAnn