The Purge

Mark 2: 21-22 " No one sews a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; or else the new piece pulls away from the old, and the tear is made worse. And no one puts new wine into old wineskins; or else the new wine bursts the wineskins, the wine is spilled, and the wineskins are ruined. But new wine must be put into new wineskins."

It's FREEDOM FRIDAY my faithful people! Nothing exhibits freedom like a good ole purge. That's right getting rid of some things and some people. God is waiting to bless you; however, its difficult to do so if you're the same ole sinful person doing the same ole sinful things with the same ole sinful people. It's simple, when you accept Christ you become a new person; therefore, all those old habits must be purged. The old you can do absolutely nothing for the Kingdom. The Kingdom needs the blood washed, cross carrying, purpose driven vessel of Christ that you are today. No, I'm not saying to forget where you've come from and/or what you've been through, but what I am saying is that's not who you are anymore. Don't try to cover your wounds with a cross preventing God from completely healing you and filling you His love leaving no remnants or scars from your past. Let it go!!

[Side note] It seems as though the actions of Jesus were questioned frequently throughout the New Testament. The aforementioned scriptures follows the question of why Jesus' disciples do not fast. Isaiah 55:8-9 is brought to life in that even while Jesus walked this earth His thoughts were still beyond ours. So much so that He had to speak to us in parables so that we could better understand how to apply His Word to our lives. I love that even when they didn't understand they trusted Him, which is what we must continue to do daily.

You can't do the same thing over and over and expect different results, neither can you mix the bad with good and come out with something better. Jesus is here now so forget about what you've done in the past or what you've seen others do in the past. Focus on what is and what is to come. Get rid of whatever keeps you from experiencing God in all His fullness. Free yourself of the bondages that the devil has used to hold you down. That includes bad habits, bad people, bad places, and etc. Trying to mix the old you and the new you together reach a happy medium will never work. Give God total control. Let Him make you new so that He can fill you up with blessings that even still you won't have room to receive.