this narrow path

ephesians 3:21-24

²¹ when you heard about Christ and were taught in him in accordance with the truth that is in Jesus. ²² 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; ²³ to be made new in the attitude of your minds; ²⁴ and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.


everyday, i feel like i have been making a realization that contributes to my imperfectness as a christian. this time,,, it's my attitudes that i have either towards certain situations or towards other people. when it comes to dealing with others around us, it's so easy to place their flaws over their goodness. and with that, we associate people with their flaws, instead of the good.

there's one person to whom i've been harboring so much bitterness towards. sometimes it's very apparent, other times it's not. but this is when i witness satan taking over me =( it's such a scary thought. it's so easy to cross over to the darker side than to the light. the way i've been praying and asking God to pour me with His love, so that i can, in return, portray myself as a faithful christian who is bitter-free. later on down the passage, ephesians addresses the act of letting go of all the malice and grudges we may have. very un-christiany (if that's a wordd))

i hate it when people use that phrase "i can't change who i am.".. i always thought this was an excuse. it's possible for us to change ourselves, especially if we're doing it for God. this is a change i'm willing to make-- let's strive to put on a new self to glorify Him