“Put on your new nature, and be renewed as you learn to know your Creator and become like him.” (Colossians 3:10).

New Clothes Required!

Who does not like new cloths?! New is good… except when new requires that the old must go… and we are not found of change. Growing closer to God requires change. Our work with you will inevitably lead to a new vision that will highlight needed change. Reality will set in and remove all ability to ignore those elephants (see part 2)! Well, as least if we are serious about improved performace in life and relationship. What will be required is a change as visible and obvious as proudly putting on a new outfit that you just purchased. That is the picture that the term “renewed” paints in the verse above. Change is on the horizon. Breakthrough will be necessary.

A couple things should be highlighted. First, the original language conveys that this renewal or restoration is a continual process. It is something not completed in this life so no one has arrived; we are all still on our way. Second, the way to engage and promote the process is included. We are to know our Creator, heaping knowledge on top of knowledge, leading to changes that make us more like him. There are intellectual and participative aspects. Knowledge must lead to transformation. Knowing births doing. Learning more about God precipitates allowing God to gradually bring us into compliance with his example.

We help you see the old destructive and dysfunction ways as well as new ones that are needed to move into health and possibility.

New Requires Two Changes!

If you were to read the verse above in its broader context you would find that we are told to first “lay aside” (3:8, get rid of), “put off,” or “throw off” (see Ephesians 4:22 also) before we “put on.” We cannot try to put on a new life over the top of the old one (living both simultaneously) and wear two sets of cloths at the same time. The old stench will linger and the new will not fit quite right! Nor can we just strip off the old cloths and go streaking through life spiritually speaking by failing to put on the new. The exposure would bring a myriad of new problems instead of new health! Without the proper replacement we tend to go back to what we know, not forward into the life-giving but unknown and unfamiliar future. It usually will not matter how much we think we want it. The devil you know seems better than the devil you don’t! We help people do both. See the old destructive and dysfunction ways as well as new ones that are needed to move into health and possibility.

Details?

Would you like a more detailed idea of what God asks of us, so that he can do the transforming work we need?

“Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won’t lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you’ll learn to live freely and lightly.” (Matthew 11:28-30, The Message)

I am not sure this needs much explaining. Details on how to cooperate with this strategy are admittedly lacking. However, a clear idea of what God needs from us in order to give us the life we want, and that he dreams for us, is right there. How to “get away with me,” “walk and work with me,” “watch me,” and “keep company with me” are the key questions. They are important because I do not know anyone that does not want to “recover their life,” “take a real rest,” and “live freely and lightly!” That all sounds good until you try to do it without any help. We help you get the most out of how God created us and therefore the most out of our life!

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