Struggling Well With Life

I confess a guilty pleasure - my girls got me hooked on this Lifetime show called “Ruby”. It is the story of a 700 pond woman who is on a journey of health. She is down under 350 now, and on the last episode she was having a rough time parting with the clothes that she wore at 700. These dresses for her are more than clothing, they are markers in her identity. To let go of them is to let go of the past, the only life she had ever known as an adult. I gota tell you, I was riveted to her fear, to her dilemma. And I know why. God is transforming me, changing me, redefining me. I have the same fear, letting go of thoughts, beliefs, patterns of thinking that have been markers for me in my identity. If I let them go - as unhealthy as they are, then what? Becoming this new person Christ is transforming me to be is someone I am not yet comfortable becoming. It’s odd that we would hold on to the crud that we know, rather than leap into the health that the Spirit longs to bring. Putting on this new identity is not as easy as it sounds, but a I am grateful for the movement that God is bringing to pass.