Saturday Writing...9/15/18..."New Self"

Good Morning,

This theme is written about putting on a new living plan...a new self. This self is created by God in order that we may be a righteous person. Carol wrote, "Growing to be like God is a process the Holy Spirit works on throughout our entire lives.  We have at our disposal everything we need to change our minds and put on the new self in Jesus Christ." 

This weekend let's work on finding the new self that Jesus has for us.
Carol
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Today's Devotional 

"New Self"
Written by
Carol Steficek

"You were taught,
with regard to your former way of life, 

to put off your old self, which is being corrupted

by its deceitful desires, to be made new in the  

attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self, 

created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness." 

Ephesians 4:22-24

God expects us to throw off unrighteous behaviors. We are not to live as the rest of the world does.  we are to be examples of how followers of Jesus Christ live.  Since we will always be simultaneously sinners as well as saints, how do we do this?

Be in the Word of God.  Whenever satan confronts you, you must be able to say to Him "It is written" and then let the Holy Spirit bring a Bible passage to mind to defeat his temptations.  Are you being constantly attacked and find some addiction difficult to throw off? Get down on your knees and let the power of the Holy Spirit fill you.

This life is the preparation for the next.  Growing to be like God is a process the Holy Spirit works on throughout our entire lives.  We have at our disposal everything we need to change our minds and put on the new self in Jesus Christ. We are created in the image of the living God and by His power have the ability to live in that image, tarnished as it may be on earth. Live like the person you are meant to be.  We are children of the King of the Universe.

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"Reckless Love"
sung by
Cory Asbury

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Prayers are lifted up daily you by the Devotional Writers 

  and the Monthly Writing Staff of Women's Focus Ministries.

Blog Writers:
Jan Andersen, Sandy Billingham, Carol Steficek,   

 Brother Thomas Ukwute, Jody Ward,  Karen Bennett, 

Bre Miller, Cathy Friberg, and  Corinne Mustafa

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Kathy Bireley,  Lynda Kinnard, Mary M. Wilkins,

Terri Baker, Beverley Napier, Kelly Dobyns

Glenna Williamson,  Shelly Keith, Amie Spruiell,
Lisabeth Lipp,  and Nandita Bhatnagar.