I am a new creation....................

I can't help but share good reading when I come across it so please forgive me if I am a bit boring in this way.  I am constantly inspired by the things I read, from a variety of sources, but undoubtedly the best reads come from the Book itself!

When we give our lives to Jesus it is a life changing moment, when we give over our old self and become a new creation in Christ Jesus.  We can bask in this new life as we start a new journey in our lives with Him at our side.  However because we live in the real world we still live in a secular society, one in which our new self can feel as if it is at war with the old and doubt sets in.

Thank God that our Father's word tells us otherwise.  Read this and know as I do today (day 202) that the moment we asked Jesus into our lives we were no longer in condemnation, but instead began a journey that would require us to walk in His grace daily.  To do so we need to seek His face daily;

'There is another power within me that is at war with my mind...' Romans 7:23

Today let's talk about: The enemy within. Your old nature is like a fifth column, always looking for ways to sabotage you. It's the door through which satan enters. You have two natures, an old one and a new one. They are opposite, and they are always on a collision course. A great illustration of this can be found in the birth of Jacob and Esau. '...Rebekah became pregnant with twins. But the two children struggled with each other in her womb. So she went to ask the Lord about it. "Why is this happening to me?" she asked. And the Lord told her, "The sons in your womb will become two nations. From the very beginning, the two nations will be rivals. One nation will be stronger than the other; and your older son will serve your younger son' (Genesis 25:21-23 NLT). Paul talks about his 'Dr. Jekyll' nature and his 'Mr. Hyde' nature. 'I love God's law with all my heart. But there is another power within me that is at war with my mind. This power makes me a slave to sin that is still within me' (Romans 7:22-23 NLT). What's the answer? Starve your old nature and feed your new one! Again Paul writes: 'No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier' (2 Timothy 2:4). That means you must: 1) Regularly communicate with headquarters through prayer. 2) Read God's Word to be sure you're obeying your Commanding Officer. 3) Keep your spiritual morale high. 4) Not get entangled with the wrong people or things.