---A DIFFERENT NATURE ~~

--"If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away, behold,
new things have come." --[2 Corinthians 5:17] --

---ARE you trying to be a "good Christian" and feeling exhausted? Then be comforted by the fact that you cannot make yourself into a new creation--no one can. We often view the time when we become a believer in Christ as one of making the transition from sinner to a moral person.

But the truth is that you become a Christian when Jesus forgives you of your sins and makes you spiritually alive--forming you into a different creature. You are new in form, nature, and substance. That's not just an ethical or behavioral transformation; rather, it means you have an added capacity to communicate with and be empowered by the Lord God. He shows you that certain attitudes and behaviors no longer fit who you are and leads you to become all He created you to be through the leadership of HIs Holy Spirit, who now indwells you. That is, after you ask Jesus to be Lord and Savior of your life, He comes into you life. He never turns away a sincere seeker.

So how can you cooperate with God as He transforms you? Every morning say, "Lord, I'm Yours. I trust You to teach me to think and act as Jesus would." Then obey whatever He shows you. ~

--**My hope is in Jesus because He does what I can't -- He makes me new in Him. **
--IN TOUCH~
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