“But now, O Lord, You are our Father; we are the clay, and You our potter; and all we are the work of Your hand.” Isaiah 64:8
We die to thy self when we accept Jesus into our heart as our Lord and Savior. Through His love, our knowledge of Him and through the wisdom we gain by reading His Word, our hearts become transformed. We change because He changes us. He places His desires on to our hearts and we desire more of Him and less of the world. We become more about others than of self. This is a very selfish world we live in but when we find the Lord, we become more like Him and with that comes love for others. We grow more compassionate, sensitive and holy. Our thoughts begin to change. When we picture that our thoughts are in fact broadcast for the world to hear, it begins to train our minds to think differently. We begin breaking old secular habits while creating new spiritual ones. But it is a long process. Sanctified by fire is not an overnight thing. The Lord will mold you into the image He created you for, not what you made of it.
” … that He might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, that He might present it to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that it should be holy and without blemish.” Ephesians 5:26
Sometimes that means changing circle of friends, your environment, your hobbies, sometimes even what you do for a living. But know that whatever it is you give up in His name, He will bless you double. There is nothing NOT worth sacrificing for. The Lord paid it all for us therefore we owe Him everything....all of us. I tell Him I am His and He is mine. We have a new blood covenant with Christ and we can ask anything of Him as He asks anything of us. So love like Him, change for Him and obey His Word for He knows what is best for us and living in His will is worth it all.
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