Transitions that Provide Hope for a New Life

Addressing some aspect of life that needs either a minor adjustment or a critical makeover is common to all of us. There are times when critical change is needed to modify or eradicate what is unhealthy, unproductive, and detrimental. God is faithful in providing moments when important transitions can be made.

It goes without saying that this is a significant task. Merely turning over a new leaf is inadequate for healing a gashing wound in one’s heart and soul. A new passion for living that gives rise to purpose, direction, and hope can be found only in Jesus Christ, who has the capacity to create and give new life.

The Apostle Paul correlates this to becoming a new person, created in Christ Jesus for beneficial change. The righteousness of Christ, passed on to you, becomes motivation for making significant modifications in your life. Have you asked Christ Jesus to empower you with his righteousness? This is a sure way to be empowered for a life-changing transition.                            

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Christ lives in me. The life you see me living is not “mine,” but it is lived by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

~Colossians 2: 20 The Message 

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Christ, Crucified and Alive in Us

Internal conflict differs from struggles between individuals. Internal conflicts that go unresolved will predictably surface at a later place and time. This happens because a particular struggle has been too painful to talk or think about. Although out of mind for a while, it has the power to surface and to influence daily life.

Lisa couldn’t wait to leave home for college. She chose a university that was as far away as possible. She grew up feeling overly protected. Her parents did not trust her to make good choices, to the point of being overbearing. Their control created in Lisa anger and fear which she could not express.

Arriving at college, she threw caution to the wind for a carefree lifestyle. Eventually, Lisa became so unhappy she was forced to address the anger and sadness she had stuffed away. While it's difficult to work out such pain and suffering, with God's help and the love and trust of caring people, a new purpose and direction for life can be discovered.

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 Jesus said,“Don’t let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in me.”

~John 14:1 New Living Translation    

I died on the cross with Christ. And my present life is not that of the old “I”, but the living Christ within me. The bodily life I now live, I live believing in the Son of God who loved me and sacrificed himself for me.

~Galatians 2:20 Phillips – New Testament in Modern English