“Old is gone”

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. II Corinthians 5:17

Verse Reflections:  In Christ we can emerge as a beautiful butterfly.   We have the privilege of changing with the power of God.  How refreshing to know that I am no longer the person that used to eat 18 doughnuts (you put in your food).  I am no longer that person that had unquenchable cravings for foods that were not good for me.  The new has come.  The new is here.  I will not be that person that has been eating uncontrollably.  As of today, that person does not exist.  That person is gone forever.  We must bury the old person that passed away and totally change our self-concept.  Words that I used to utter (“I am not a salad person”) will be buried and I will engage my new mantras of health and restoration.  I know that I have to be in Christ, I have to pour His words into my soul so that our souls merge.  God is healthy, I am in Him, so I will choose health.  God created the foods that I should eat, I am in Him, so I will choose His foods.  My old self is gone and today I get to recreate my new self.  Ahhh, the freedom to know I can change when I choose Christ to help me on this journey.  Our newly created self will choose God foods today and will love every bite.  We will celebrate the future butterfly we are becoming.

Prayer:  God, I love the idea of recreating my person.  I love the mystic rearranging of my soul to merge with Yours so that I want to make the right healthy eating choices.  I love the transformation that I envision as my body becomes healthier and I slowly lose the excess weight that threatens my future.  I love the idea that I am snuggled inside a cocoon of Your protection as I transform.  Noone else has to know what is going on inside that cocoon until I emerge a full-fledged, strong butterfly.  In this verse You promise that if I stay in You I can be a new creation.  You give me a hope of becoming.  You give me a flicker of knowledge through this verse that I can change.  My despair of failing and failing again has caused me to be skeptical.  Thank You for giving me Your word.  It does change me.  It empowers me.  We can choose healthy foods and eliminate cravings. Transform me into a healthy chrysalis that will emerge a gorgeous, healthy butterfly.

Did you know?  Sleep deprivation is associated with increased hunger (Cleveland clinic).