Yielding to the Ways of the New Creation (TMF:1619)

Thursday, May 27, 2021
Peace to Live By: Yielding to the Ways of the New Creation (TMF:1619) - Daniel Litton
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       I had to decide I was going to replace my negative, pessimistic thoughts with positive, optimistic, hopeful thoughts. I had to choose to start living a faith-filled life. And to do this very day, it is an ongoing process, an ongoing battle. I still have to make the correct choices. I have to yield my mind and my mouth to be pleasing to God, so that I’m no longer displeasing him with wrong thoughts. The difference between the old man and our new man is quite simple. We have a newfound independence in Christ. We no longer have to live following our feelings anymore. Does that make sense? Our new independence from the old man means we get to follow what we know is right, even if our feelings disagree with us, instead of following what our feelings (our flesh in many instances) wants to do. Frequently there is a disconnect between the two. Paul tells us that we will be slave of one or the other.