Let your roots grow down into Christ and draw up nourishment from him. See that you go on growing in the Lord, and become strong and vigorous in the truth. Colossians 2:7 (LB) 

Take on an entirely new way of life—a God-fashioned life, a life renewed from the inside and working itself into your conduct as God accurately reproduces his character in you.” 

Christlikeness is all about transforming your character, not your personality.

Never forget that life is not about you! You exist for God’s purposes, not vice versa

It is the Holy Spirit’s job to produce Christlike character in you. The Bible says, “As the Spirit of the Lord works within us, we become more and more like him and reflect his glory even more.”

“So all of us who have had that veil removed can see and reflect the glory of the Lord. And the Lord—who is the Spirit—makes us more and more like him as we are changed into his glorious image.”

‭‭2 Corinthians‬ ‭3:18‬ ‭NLT‬‬

For this is the secret: Christ lives in you.” How does this happen in real life? Through the choices we make. We choose to do the right thing in situations and then trust God’s Spirit to give us his power, love, faith, and wisdom to do it

 

Since God’s Spirit lives inside of us, these things are always available for the asking.

The Holy Spirit releases his power the moment you take a step of faith

 

Obedience unlocks God’s power.

God waits for you to act first. Don’t wait to feel powerful or confident. Move ahead in your weakness, doing the right thing in spite of your fears and feelings.

 

While effort has nothing to do with your salvation, it has much to do with your spiritual growth.

 

Paul explains in Ephesians 4:22–24 our three responsibilities in becoming like Christ. First, we must choose to let go of old ways of acting. “Everything . . . connected with that old way of life has to go. It’s rotten through and through. Get rid of it!”

 

Second, we must change the way we think. “Let the Spirit change your way of thinking.” The Bible says we are “transformed” by the renewing of

our minds. The Greek word for transformed, metamorphosis (used

in Romans 12:2 and 2 Corinthians

3:18), is used today to describe the

amazing change a caterpillar goes

through in becoming a butterfly 🦋 

 

Much confusion in the Christian life comes from ignoring the simple truth that God is far more interested in building your character than he is anything else .

 

God is far more interested in
what you are than in what you do.


 

We are human beings, not human doings.