A New Reality

Only 3 days to go until the ladies weekend away. Today's journal entry focus is looking at "a new reality".

"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!" (2 Corinthians 5:17)

When we have Jesus in our lives, every day in Him is a brand new start, His mercies are new every morning (Lamentations 3:23)

With Jesus in our lives we put away our old self. Our old self has been corrupted by deceitful desires. Now, we have a new self. A self which was created to be like God, righteous and Holy. We need to be actively involved in stepping away from the old and walking into the new. There are often things that keep us identifying with the old. These may be thought patterns, behaviours, relationships, fears, grievances. We need to let go of all these and replace them with something new. 

Thankful for: Community

We just spent some time talking about the people in our community and what we are doing within our community to help share God's love. I realised that it's important to be thankful for the many communities that we have, and the communities within a community that will work together to bring love and peace to others.