It’s been seventeen years since I lay sobbing on the floor of my apartment, begging God for answers.
Today, I wouldn’t trade my relationship with God for anything.
In fact, I’d wish my relationship with him on everyone!
Hope began with grasping an important distinction between two operating systems- one Old and one New. Once I saw the doorway to the New, all I had to do was walk through.
What was on the other side was life changing.
What if we could do away with all of the religious guilt and live from delight?
What if we could enjoy so great an intimacy with God that it would seem he was nearly beneath our skin?
What if we could just go through life being ourselves and somehow express Christ along the way? And what if all of this could come at no expense of our own?
It would mean the religion thing could end. It would mean we wouldn’t have to analyze ourselves and measure our spirituality.
It would mean a whole new way to live.
Long-term prisoners often struggle after their release. They grew accustomed to the confines of prison. They were told when to shower, when to eat, when to exercise, and when to sleep. Every aspect of their lives was regulated as law enforcers kept a watchful eye. And, once released, some grow uneasy.
Similarly, spiritual freedom can make some Christians uneasy.
Nevertheless, we’re urged to cross the line, to move away from religious bondage and journey toward a beautiful freedom, never looking back.
One thing about distinguishing the Old from the New –it always liberates.
As Christians, we undergo an exchange of nature, a DNA swap. And the shocking revelation of this new self forever changes the way we go about life.
Through a miraculous, timeless surgery, we receive a new heart, a new mind, and a new human spirit. Still, there’s a battle within.
Through learning about the nature of that battle, and our own role in it, we can expect to see dramatic change in the outcome.
Forgiveness.
The Catholic goes to a priest, and the Protestant thinks he does better by appealing directly to God. But any system that doesn’t factor in once-for-all forgiveness is intrinsically flawed.
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