Change...

These past 2 weeks at Bible study, we've been challenged to change the way we live our lives... In all areas: Physical, emotional, mental and spiritual. This morning at our Men's' Breakfast with a bunch of guys from the church, Glenn, who shared The Word with us, challenged us mostly on that aspect of Spiritual change... and isn't that the adventure of life that we're meant to be living for? Isn't that what it means to give up everything to follow Christ, to pick up your cross daily and follow Him?

The challenge came from Psalm 15- and targeted on what we can do to draw closer to the Lord, with specific and practical things we can actually do!! Things like working righteously, speaking honestly, holding your tongue and not slandering anyone (which includes even using truth to bring someone else down!!), and honouring Godly people...

Something that struck me at bible study on Wednesday, was the last thing the guy said: That if you don't start changing within 3 days of hearing this, you won't change, and yet how often do we hear motivational speeches about changing your life for the better, and you get all inspired, just to get home and say, "I'll start with that... tomorrow." That's probably one my greatest weaknesses in all honesty: procrastination! So I've been challenged with that!

The whole change concept is not new to me as a Christian though: 2 Corinthians 5:17 says, "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, they are a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!" This is just so encouraging in terms of changing spiritually to become more like Christ! Again, a similar verse is found in Ephesians 4:22-24, "You were taught with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its evil desires; to be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness."

And so I come to this conclusion, that as a new creation in Christ, I need to make every effort to live a life worthy of that calling, by putting aside everything that hinders my growth and change, and to do it IMMEDIATELY!!

And so the squire continues in training...