Made New In Attitude

You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitude of your minds. – Ephesians 4:22-23

Happy New Year! As a new year begins many will make New Year’s resolutions to try to change or make better something in their life. Some will resolve to lose weight, others will resolve to quit a bad habit, to exercise more, to pay off debt, to be more faithful in daily devotions, to spend more time in prayer, to eat healthier, and the list goes on and on. However, in a few weeks many who began the new year with good intentions will realize how difficult change can be and will fall right back into their old ways of doing things.

In Ephesians, Paul provides an important tip to those who want to make a change in their life. Paul tells us that in order to change our old ways that change needs to first occur in our attitude and in our thinking. Our thoughts and attitudes are what lead and control our actions and we will never be able to change our actions without changing our attitude and thoughts.

As you make your New Year’s resolutions or as you try to change your life to become more like Christ, first think about the attitudes and thoughts that need to be changed within you.

Prayer: Change my heart, O God, make it ever new. Change my heart, O God, may I be like you. Amen

Faith Tip: Attitudes and thoughts become like stains on our mind. The longer they are left unattended the more difficult they are to remove. What attitudes and thoughts are keeping you from becoming a new creation in Christ? Do some cleaning today and remove those stains.

Written by Pastor Aaron Anderson