Yesterday was truly a Spring day.  Not only did I get a small start doing the landscaping wall, but I pruned all my raspberries and dug 200 of them to give away tomorrow.  My muscles are sore today but I love this type of “sore”.

I am awakening to living as a new creation 24/7.  A few weeks back I recall writing that the journey had come to a halt momentarily.  I wasn’t going forward, I was actually staying put and God was taking me through a few days of letting go completely the old me and showing me the new creation.  After about 4 days of that I knew I was stepping into the world as a new creation.  All of that went quite well for about 2 weeks.  Now I am learning what it is to be a new creation and live in a sinful world where I am to face temptations, address all the same things I already do and see them through the lens of a believer and not a beggar.  The new creation believes that God has placed me there on purpose.  The beggar believes that he must endure to the end and hope he makes it without stepping into sin.  This change is me through and through.  There is work and discipline connected to this but the reality is showing me that God meant it when He said I am a new creation in Christ.  He is faithfully making this very clear.  How I love Him for this.