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• 2 Corinthians 5:17
  Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.
• Ephesians 5:8 
  for at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light
• Romans 12:2
  Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect

Are we choosing to hold onto ways of being because of the past? 

Often these things can be subconscious, but for the believer, eventually, God will work these things to the surface.

We tend to believe we see our spouse and their faults and sins so clearly but have such a hard time identifying areas we need to repent of and mature in.

Once you recognize something in you that needs to be cleaned out, transformed. What are actionable steps to do next? 

1. Humble yourself to hear and receive the truth
2. Confess it and acknowledge how it is could be tripping you up 
3. Pray and ask God to sculpt you 
4. Request accountability - ask your spouse or friends for help when they see it in you to call it out

2 Corinthians 3:17-18

[Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.

Weekly Challenge:

Take each other by surprise. Sweet or sneaky. Prank, scare, or silly. 

A friend of mine surprised her husband over the weekend and cleaned the garage and got him a toolbox to organize everything 

Do something for your spouse they haven't had time for - clean out the car or garage, organize a closet, paint that dresser, shred those papers, clean out the fridge, do the lawns.

PRAYER

Dear Lord, 

Thank You for the way Your truth transforms our lives. Thank you for not giving up on us. Our hearts ache over the sin in our lives that cost you everything. We pray we would honor you by acknowledging and confessing our sin. We pray we would not hold onto anything that we shouldn’t. If we are hoarding anything from our past that is having a negative effect on us we pray we would be diligent and courageous to take that step to reconcile with you and restore any parts of our marriage we broke down because of things we hold onto or ways we believed about ourselves or each other. We pray we would be willing to surrender to you every day. 

In Jesus’ name AMEN!