For most of my life I’ve heard about being a new creation when one asks Christ into their life. I must say however, that the knowing of this is completely different thaN the believing it for oneself. Even more mysterious has been how one lives as this new creation way.

This morning, after having reread what I had journaled yesterday and had written in the blog, I stopped. In my journal I had written that my own pride often interfered with living in total commitment to God. One wants a “little selfishness” once in a while. Well, this morning as I read this in my journal, I instantly was stricken that a new creation has given this selfish act up. I always had seen my father as a man of wicked pride. I’ve never wanted this to be me. Yet, this morning as I journaled I had to admit my own pride was selfish just as dad’s was. A new creation has pride, but it looks much more like the Godly pride scripture talks about–“God was pleased”. God saw all that He had created in ch. 1 of Genesis and He was pleased. His pride is GOOD.

A new creation not only is one who believes, but also knows how to walk in the freedom God gives us. When temptation comes to be selfish I can resist because I am more anchored in my newness than I am in my old selfishness. Living this out is “one day at a time, one moment at a time” as is so nicely put in The Serenity Prayer. HOW GOOD OUR GOD IS!