Memory Verse #3

"and you have become a new person. This new person is continually being renewed in knowledge to be like her Creator".
Colossians 3:10

First off, let me say that I have been obsessing over what verse to share since I found out I would be posting...4 weeks ago! Should it be serious, should it be enlightening, should it be shared with humor? Hopefully it can be all that and more. I have not been a Christian all my life although I have believed in God for most of my life. It was only a few years ago that I made the decision once and for all to trust Him, follow Him and love Him. It has been invaluable to me to have that date, March 24, 2008 @ 3:07 p.m., that I can hold up during those times that Satan attacks me with his lies and seeks to have me question my salvation.
This verse, given to me by my daughter, is one that I have hanging up and look at often. It reminds me that I have become a new person in Christ. That I am continually, every day and in every way striving to follow His ways, to become more like Him. It is a deliberate and intentional way of living. It involves a lot of stumbling and falling, but more importantly getting up, dusting myself off, seeking His forgiveness, learning from my mistakes and turning to His Word, which is knowledge. As women, we juggle many things and we can be harsher critics of ourselves than others are. I have to remember; it's a journey, not a guilt trip! When I read this verse, it helps me relax and know that I am a work in progress, I am "being" renewed. It's an ongoing, lifelong process and I am thankful for a God of mercy and grace who accepts me as I am, but continues to work in my life to make me more like Him!