How Precious is The Doing That Comes Out of Being

June 14, 2019

“That, however, is not the way of life you learned when you heard about Christ and were taught in him in accordance with the truth that is in Jesus. You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.” Ephesians 4:20-24

I have come to realize that when I experience anxiety it is rooted in my fear of other people’s opinions about me which leads to me doing or not doing certain things so that I will be thought well of that day.

I once had an experience that gave some meaning to the phrase “ the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.” I was cutting up a fallen tree limb when I clearly heard in my spirit “How precious is the doing that comes out of being”. This is the opposite of “doing to be thought well of”.

My true being is that I have been born again and given a new self that is created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness. It is a gift to be received but my mind must also be made new for me to believe it and live in it.

Please join me in receiving and abiding in our true selves that are created to be like God that we may go and live in true righteousness and holiness rather than doing to try to be righteous and holy.

Blessings,

Kevin