"All things are become new...." 2 Corinthinans 5:17b

Lately this verse has been on my mind a lot. I have read this verse so many times and I memorized it a long time ago.......but never had I really noticed the last 5 words of the verse.....ALL things are become new. I believe that once a person is saved ALL things will become new. Old things will pass away. In our world today we have people who are making professions of faith but aren't living a life that reflects that. I believe that there is an immediate inward change once a person is saved, but I also believe that there is an outward change as well. I understand that this may take some time, but I believe that if a person is truly saved they will strive to change and make a complete turn from their sin and start following their Savior. Part of salvation is repentance and repentance is turning away from your sin. This does not mean that you will not sin anymore and that you will be perfect, one day you will be, when you get to heaven. But if you are truly saved you are going to strive to please the Lord and you will feel very guilty and very bad when you do sin. I am no perfect and I do make mistakes and I DO SIN! But when I do I feel very upset and I have a terrible feeling every time I am doing something wrong. I am praying that I can be a better Christian, I am going to be honest with you I need to change some things in my life, and I am praying that the Lord help me in that area. I want to make a difference in this world. I want to convice others that this verse is true, all things are supposed to be made new. We need to live our lives in such a way that people are not going to be surprised to see us in heaven. We need to be a witness and be a testimony to a lost and dying world. We need to be the ones who will stand up for what is right and make a difference. If we don't who will?

"Worry-Free"

I don't know about you but I have a problem with worrying and it sometimes can control my life......lately I have been trying to instead of worry, just trust Jesus. There are many things to worry about in this world, and if I 'm not careful I can spend hours just sitting and worrying. I have come to realize that if I trust the Lord about the situation then I know everything will be ok. I want to share a personal experience story.......I am a senior at Bible College and I have struggled every year so far with my school bill. For my Freshman and Sophomore year I attended Atlantic Baptist Bible College. I struggled to pay my school bill. My dad did a lot of work to help me out but I still couldn't pay it off. The Spring Semester of my Sophomore year I was told that I might not be able to come back if I did not pay most of it off, so I worked that summer but knew I wasn't going to make enough so I began to look at my other options, I applied to Virgninia Baptist College and I was set to start there for my Junior year, I was pretty upset about having to leave Atlantic. I was leaving many friends and one very close friend behind. I was very unhappy with Virginia Baptist at first and I didn't let myself like it at all. I now had two school bills to pay and was not making enough money. It was during that semester after hearing of some wonderful news that I truly learned about what trusting Jesus was about. My dad had gone to Atlantic to talk to the president about him doing some work to help shave off some of my school bill( I just want to tell you now that my parents are so awesome, my dad is still to this day working extra so he can give me money for my current school bill and my mom is always there to encourage me!) back to the story......it turned out that there was a misunderstanding and they were upset that I hadn't come back there and they didn't understand why I didn't. My dad tried to explain, and the president told my dad that they did have some work he could do but they didn't have the money to buy the supplies he would need to do the repairs, so they gave my dad that wonderful news I was speaking of earlier. The Administration of Atlantic Baptist Bible College decided to erase my balance of $4,700.00. When my dad told me I was in tears, I was so relieved. I was so thankful to the Lord for what He had done for me. I couldn't believe it. I learned that day that I don't need to worry about anything, God can do anything! When I told my brother the news he said wow, God can do exceedingly abuntantly above all that we ask or think. We all worry, but if you sit back and think about it, what does it help? It only makes the situation worse. I learned that God is going to take care of me, I still have my days where I wonder if my current school bill will ever be paid off, or am I going to be able to graduate next May, but then I remember what He did for me with my previous school bill. "Is anything too hard for God, who's got a problem beyond His power to solve, are there situations He's not the master of, Is anything too hard for God?" If you took the time to read this, thanks and I hope it helps you and encourages you.