I’ve heard this saying a few times as I was growing up. My mother used to quote this all the time. As I got older I understood what this meant. Too many times I have heard people say “I haven’t changed,” or “I’m still the same old me.” Really, it would be a shame if we were “the same old us.” Let me explain.
As we journey through life, with its ups and downs and highs and lows, there should be an adjustment that takes place, a change of sorts. As we get older, we should not be the same inexperienced individuals we were at one time. How can you experience life’s ebbs and flows and not be changed in some way?
The same is true when you have a relationship with Christ. God tells us that if we are in Christ we are a new creation, old things are passed away, behold, all things become new. Ephesians 4:22 tells us to put off the old man and put on the new man (summarized). So why should we be okay with being the same old us. I’ll give you another one that I have heard over and over throughout the years, ” I’m a work in progress.” It’s okay to be a work in progress for a time, but when is the work going to be finished? What I mean is, we cannot continue to use that as an excuse not to change for the better. We cannot use that to stay at the same level and never progress to where God is calling us.
In marriage, you have heard some people say their spouses have changed. Why yes, sometimes they have changed. In marriage you are constantly learning each other all over again daily because we are going to change, and hopefully for the better.
Bad wind that doesn’t shift, simply means this. You cannot be healthy and whole and not change. You cannot stay at the same level and grow. You cannot obtain all that God has purposed for you in your same old way. You have to adjust. you have to grow, you have to move, you have to elevate. So be open to what God has in store for you. Be sensitive to his spirit and direction. We are no good to ourselves or anyone else without healthy change. And, it is okay to say, I’m not the same old me. You will not lose cool points. You’ve actually gained them by leveling up. So I challenge you today, stop being the same old you. Become the new you in Christ. Allow God to change your mind and to change you from the inside out. I promise you, you’ll love the new you.
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