I am still in amazement of what I wrote yesterday. The reality of living in Jesus is starting to sink in. All of my life I’ve attempted to do just what scripture tells me to do like: put on the full armor of God, commit all of my fears to Him, trust in Him, do not be anxious, and so much more! Somehow, I’ve always thought of these as things I must do because Christ now lives in me and I should be “strong in Him”. Yet, for me, I always saw myself at risk of failure. This shell of a man couldn’t seem to keep “enough Jesus” in him to stay on top of all he was suppose to be.

Now comes yesterday where I read in my devotional that “I am in You and You are in me”. I stopped and thought–“What, I am in Christ?” Then I read II Corinthians 5:17 which says in part, “Therefore if any man is in Christ he is a new creation…” So, what stood out is “in Christ“. Christ wasn’t just in this shell of a man. I am in the Son of the Living God! Wow, does that ever change my perspective of the chance to live freely in Christ. Of course I can be free if I’m living IN HIM. I can see in my mind that each morning as I start my day I choose to step into Christ and this makes all of the difference in the world!