Scrubbing Bubbles
As I read today’s entry, I’m thinking about the believer who thinks they are a bad Christian because they can’t stop themselves from making the same bad choices they made before they were saved.
We’ve covered this ground, sure, but it hits me again that the enemy uses the a good thing – our desire to please God by doing what’s right – and turns it into guilt and condemnation. For a new believer who doesn’t know better, it’s so easy to get discouraged and give up!
The process by which we learn the discipline of saying no to our old ways begins in our thinking. We must, as Neil puts it, transform our old pattern for thinking…by renewing our minds. How do we renew our minds? One way is by soaking in God’s word.
I love the imagery in Ephesians 5:26… The passage is speaking to husbands about how to love their wives – the same way Christ loved the church. It describes how Christ gave Himself as a sacrifice for the church, to purify her and make her clean. The imagery is that of being washed in the word.
How cool! As I read and digest God’s word, it’s at work, cleaning me on the inside. I’m picturing the Scrubbing Bubbles cleaner – you spray it on, and even when you aren’t paying attention, they are still working.
I change my behavior by renewing my mind as I read God’s word.
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