By Andrea Merrell

 

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation;

old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.

2 Corinthians 5:17 NKJV

 

My friend and I were discussing thepast, which brought up a plethora of memories—many good, others not so much.

I thought about the struggles I facedin those earlier years with fear. Low self-esteem. Anger. Trying desperately tofit in. I was, as they say, a hot mess.

Fortunately, I hardly recognize thatperson any longer. In a way, it’s like she never existed. It’s hard to lookback and try to remember her at all because so much has changed.

The Bible explains it as becoming anew creation in Christ. The old passes away, and everything becomes new. The Passiontranslation puts it like this:

Now, if anyone isenfolded into Christ, he has become an entirely new person. All that is relatedto the old order has vanished. Behold, everything is fresh and new.

During those rough years, I had noclue who I was. I constantly searched for my identity, my true self. And it wasonly found when I realized who I am in Christ. How He sees me. What He saysabout me in His Word. Once I surrendered completely to Him, my life changeddramatically and I became, just as the Bible says, an entirely new person.

If you’re searching to find your trueself, stop looking in all the wrong places. Your worth, your identity, and allthat you were created to be is found only in Christ.

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