Although it's been almost a week since it officially began, I'm grateful that Autumn is finally here! (Today's exception of 85 degrees and wicked humidity not withstanding) Autumn marks a time of beautiful change; the kids are in full swing with their school routines, the days are getting shorter, evenings are cooler and leaves on nearly every tree and bush are set ablaze in near-fluorescent color palettes. It's a time of gradual, beautiful change.
I like how Winnie-The-Pooh summarizes the season best:
"So it is! It's first day of autumn! A time of hot chocolatety mornings, and toasting marshmallow evenings, and best of all, leaping into LEAVES!" -Pooh
Our spiritual lives can experience changes in this way, too. When we first give our lives to Christ, sometimes it can take days, weeks or months for our "outer man" (behaviors, actions, etc.) to begin to manifest the fruits of the spirit that the "inner man" posesses. In my own life, some deep-rooted change has been years in the making. I know that Christ is at work in my life and He's transforming me into His likeness gradually each day. It's a slow, yet worthwhile change.
2 Corinthians 5:17 (New International Version)
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!
Romans 12:2 (New International Version)
Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.
Looking back, how have you changed since giving your life to Jesus? If you haven't asked Him into your heart as your personal Savior, maybe it's time for change.
Good Night
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