The Old Life is Gone~

Monday greetings! I hope you all had a lovely weekend:)

 

2 Corinthians 5:17 "Anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!"

 

This morning I received a phone call from a distraught young lady who was very upset about some things, and of course, my heart broke right alongside hers as she spilled the details of what happened. I found myself begging God under my breath to give me the right words to say because I felt as though this would be the one golden opportunity to get it right.

 

I have said it before and I will say it again that our lives should be one living, breathing NO JUDGMENT ZONE. So in keeping with my own advice, I withheld my judgment and offered her my love instead.

 

And how wonderful that Friday's DEVO was still fresh in my mind.

 

"God is inviting us today to take a step of faith and ask Him to go into action for us today," I said. "Would you join me in taking this step right now?"

 

She tearfully replied, "Yes," and that is where today's verse comes in. Over the course of a simple, heartfelt prayer, this broken young lady asked Jesus to move into her heart. She asked Him to forgive her of all that she had done. To do away with the mess and start something new and beautiful.

 

We will take a few days this week to explore what all this means. But for today let us rejoice that God gives new life, He gives do-overs, that there is one more young person whose life has been dramatically changed for the good.

 

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Thank You that new life begins when we belong to You. That's exactly what we needed to hear today. We all need do-overs, and that is one of Your specialties. In Jesus' name, AMEN~