Creative Freedom

God is working some good things in our lives right now.  He is always good and faithful, but we've really seen Him come through in some unexpected ways lately.  But isn't that the way God is?  He is always doing something new and wonderful.  That is, when God moves in your life, He doesn't just reinvent the wheel, He totally reengineers it down to its molecular level.

That's just the way God works...always creating something new and wonderful often from nothing!  One word and the entire universe was created!  One breath and man came to life.  He can not only create something from nothing, He can take something that already exists and create something completely new!  He can create hope from despair.  He can create love from hate.  He can create healing from pain.  He can create beauty from ashes!  That's just how awesomely creative our God is!

"So from now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view. Though we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer. Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come:  The old has gone, the new is here! All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation:"  2 Corinthians 5:16-18  

When we ask Christ to become our Lord and Savior, we become a new creation...a totally new person.  Our old self is totally replaced by the new person we have become in Christ.  The Holy Spirit, the third Person of the Trinity, comes to live inside of us.  God doesn't just rearrange the furniture to make us appear prettier to others. He does an extreme makeover, tearing us down to our very foundation and rebuilding our inner core from the ground up.   

Sure, we still have a lot of our old selves to overcome. However, from the moment we are saved, we have this new power to help us overcome.  This new power is now available to us through Jesus Christ!

Even though we become new creations in Christ, our own willingness to yield completely to God determines how much of a spiritual makeover can be accomplished.  If you are unyielding in some areas of your life, you can bet that God will continue to deal with you in those areas until you finally 'get it' and give it to Him.  But once you surrender wholly to God, even in those stubborn areas, you'll experience a relief like none other...a freedom that you never thought was possible! 

Surrending it all to God gives Him the creative license to work freely within you...creating the beautiful, new being He desires you to become!  But, the choice is yours.  He doesn't barge in univited.  Accepting Christ as Savior is the first step.  Once you do, you are a new creation in Christ!  The next step is to allow God to continue this new work within you. 

Allow Him to search your heart, revealing areas where you aren't allowing Him to do a new work.  Give Him creative freedom and watch what wonderful things He can do within you.
        
In His Love, Cathy

My Morning Devotion

"I love you, LORD;

you are my strength.

The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my savior;

my God is my rock, in whom I find protection.

He is my shield, the power that saves me,

and my place of safety.

I called on the LORD, who is worthy of praise,

and he saved me from my enemies."

Psalm 18:1–3

"In uncertain times, what a comfort and strength these verses are! Meditate on the images of God here: rock, fortress, savior, shield, the power that saves you, and place of safety. Call on this God today to rescue you from anything or anyone that oppresses you."—Diane Eble, author of Abundant Gifts: A Daybook of Grace-Filled Devotions







In His Love, Cathy