Friend of God

I believe authenticity can be one of the hardest things for a Christian. We struggle between two identities—the old and the new. In Galatians, it says, “I have been crucified with Christ, and no longer live.” As Christians, we are to die to our old selves and allow Christ to live within us. We are a “new creation” (2 Corinthians 5:17). However, I think for a long time I believed that meant not only was the old me gone, but that it would never be seen again. I came to believe that if I found myself amidst “old-self” behavior, I must not have really surrendered to Christ. The reality was, I just needed to continue surrendering.

This just put into words something I've been feeling. Have I really surrendered my life? I wonder sometimes when I know I'm not where I want to be in my faith, with being who God wants me to be. So I'll just keep surrendering.