Changed Into His Glorious Image

2 Corinthians 5:17

"Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new."

Everyone has a story.  What's your story?  Who are you? Where do you come from?  What life events have framed your world?  How did you get to where you are today?

Chances are, the condition your life is in now may not have happened overnight.  Many of us are on the road we are on due to choices and decisions we have made along life's journey.  Some good, some bad but mostly happening over time.  Ever have those thoughts within your own mind before and after you do something.  You might say, "I'm so glad I made that choice/decision," or "Why did I just do that?"  The truth is, even if you have given your life to Christ, you are going to have to make choices and decisions everyday that will lead you to victory or to defeat.

In 2 Corinthians 3:18 it says, "So all of us who have had that veil removed can see and reflect the glory of the Lord. And the Lord—who is the Spirit—makes us more and more like him as we are changed into his glorious image."  Being "changed into his glorious image" is a process.  God can bring instant victory into someone's life if He chooses, however, more times than not, there is no accelerated path to change.  The path to change requires hard work through obedience, discipline, dying to self, and a whole lot of faith.  When you stay on this path the fruit of a Godly character and a clear conscious is a reward worth living for.

Have a great day!  God bless you.

Louis & Elisa Quintana