2 Corinthians 5:17
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old
has gone, the new is here!
On an episode of Perception a while back a football player
was told he could never play again. It
would be too dangerous because of a brain condition he had. Very distraught he
asked, “If I’m not a football player, what am I?” You see his whole life from a
young boy had been aimed towards a career in football. He was going to have to find a new
identity. Having to do that isn’t that
uncommon although it can come in many flavors.
We go from single to married life or vice versa – new identity. We go from being outside the church to
becoming a member of a congregation – new identity. We go from being Catholic or Baptist to being
a United Methodist – new identity. From
student to graduate, from gainfully employed to unemployed, from healthy to ill
– it goes on and on. When we become a
Christian we change as we grow in our faith and relationship with God. And we can’t put this new identity into the
trappings of our old life any more that we can put new wine in old
wineskins. A new identity requires a new
mindset and sometimes a new change of environment. To try to hold on to that old identity will
hamper our acclimation into a new life.
I saw a segment yesterday on a man who is teaching young adults with
cancer how to kayak on river rapids. They aren’t trying to hold onto a
pre-cancer identity. They are creating a
new bold identity within the new situation in which they have found
themselves. Adopt and adapt to whatever
life brings you – however always do that with both eyes on our Lord and Savior
who will help us through all our changes.
Creator God, we know that change is difficult but always
inevitable. We ask your direction and
support as we encounter change points in our lives. In Jesus name, Amen.
Have
a good day!Paige
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