You were taught . . . to put off your old self . . . and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.
\n \u2014 Ephesians 4:22-24<\/p>\n
There comes a time when carrying the baggage of our old life just weighs too much.\u00a0I remember a season where I kept rehearsing past failures, clinging to shame like a heavy coat in summer. I knew God was calling me to move forward, but it felt safer to stay in the familiar\u2014even if it was painful.\u00a0Ephesians 4:22-24 hits home here. Paul reminds us that the old self\u2014the habits, thought patterns, and lies we\u2019ve believed\u2014must be put off. Like clothing that doesn\u2019t fit anymore, we\u2019re meant to take it off so that we can live in the freedom God offers.\u00a0Letting go isn\u2019t always a dramatic moment. Sometimes it\u2019s just quiet and deliberate. It includes choosing not to respond the way we used to. It means surrendering a mindset that has held us captive. It involves refusing to let guilt define us when grace is freely offered. We can\u2019t fully embrace the new if we are still clinging to the old.\u00a0What is God inviting you to release today? Whatever it is, trust that his grace is enough to carry you forward.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Dear Jesus, help me to release what no longer serves your purpose in my life. Give me strength to let go of the old and to step into the new with you. Amen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
You were taught . . . to put off your old self . . . and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness. \u2014 Ephesians 4:22-24 There comes a time when carrying the baggage of our old life just weighs too much.\u00a0I remember a season where<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15229,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[3355],"class_list":["post-15228","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-devotionals","tag-letting"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15228","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15228"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15228\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/15229"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15228"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15228"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15228"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}