Leave the Old Behind

When you begin a relationship with Christ, everything changes. Your mind, heart, spirit and soul have a new direction. You have a new purpose for why you do what you do. Everything changes because you now have the Holy Spirit teaching you new things.

Before, you might have been unaware that your actions and desires were out of line with God. The Holy Spirit enlightens us to what is good and holy and what is wrong and ignorant.

Think of how you have grown in your sport. There is a huge difference between when you first started and where you are now. Looking back, you would never make the same decisions you made then as you would now. Why? Because you know better, you are enlightened about the right way to shoot a basket or score a goal. It would look ignorant to revert to your old playing methods when you know what is better.

So why do we do that with our life? After we are saved and enlightened about what God wants for us, we still sometimes desire the ways and actions of the life we led before Christ. Those ways are selfish and self-seeking, looking out for your flesh’s desires. Those desires usually don’t just vanish after you come to know Christ, but Christ provides us with ways to defeat those desires.

Listen to what the Holy Spirit tells you, dig into the Word, and pray that God aligns your heart with His desires, not your former ones.