different

by. rsy

if i claim to be changed..

the way that i

honor my parents

forgive my friends

treat strangers

am patient with the unbearable

interact with my past

speak about others through trials

apply myself at work

extend kindness

spend money

face injustice

manage time

view sustenance

care for creation

react to hardship

utilize my gifts

should be different

not only because He said to do so,

but also because His life and death showed how to do so

not because it makes me better in His eyes,

but because He already sees me as perfect

and i want to live up to His call to shine

not because i seek more love,

but because He is love,

and resides in my heart

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“assuming that you have heard about him and were taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus, to put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness” Ephesians 4:21-24 ESV