Living With Chronic Pain – Spiritual Healing – Putting On The New Self
When God asks us to put on the New Self, He does so expecting us to disregard the stuff of our old nature. And I believe that one of the loudest voices of our old nature deals with the topic of perfection.
Our old nature constantly tempts us to strive for perfection. Following the heartbeat of excellence and mistake-free living feels like an impossible feat, bringing one from a reasonable way of life into the sanitary hallways of an insane asylum. It frankly cannot be done.
And when we obey the inner voice of the old nature it corrodes our mindset in Christ. In fact, it literally pushes us away from participating in the messy things of life, as Christ did so often during His ministry on Earth.
Please do not confuse perfection with goodness. These are entirely different.
- The former builds up pride and embellishes accomplishment. While the latter depends upon humility and cultivates love, not just inwardly for man in his quest for the meaning of life, but outwardly in his purpose as it richly touches the lives of others.
- The old nature wants to claim the glory. The New Self doesn’t even attempt to share the glory with God, knowing it fully belongs to Him.
- The old nature thinks of itself as wise. The New Self thinks of itself as a child, learning to navigate eternally by the footsteps of faith…
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