Are you tired of your “old” and trying to discover a “new normal?” What if the “new normal” Jesus has for you isn’t something to strive for but who you already are in Him?
Can you imagine knowing His voice as familiarly as your dearest friend? Can you envision a relationship with the Father where fullness is your reality and not just your objective? Can you picture yourself enjoying the same intimacy with the Father that Jesus had? You can experience this.
If you are born again, you are a NEW creation, created in righteousness and one spirit with Him. The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit dwell in you. You are their new temple (2 Corinthians 5:17, Ephesians 4:24, 1 Corinthians 6:17, John 14:17, 23, 1 Corinthians 6:19).
Many Christians try to persuade a far-off God to “come down” and bless or heal them. God does not “come down.” God dwells in each believer, and every blessing came with Jesus when He was victorious over death. God did not leave healing, provision, strength, joy, peace, love, authority, and faith in heaven with Him. God sent all of Himself to you in Jesus.
“You are complete in Him, who is the head of all principality and power” (Colossians 2:10). You lack nothing in Jesus.
Not only does the Healer reside within us, but He is also available through us to bless others. Peter demonstrated this at the Gate Beautiful when he told the lame man, “Silver and gold I do not have, but what I have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk” (Acts 3:6).
Our life in Christ is not about convincing God to do something but believing and receiving what Jesus has already purchased with His precious blood. By His stripes, we “were” healed (1 Peter 2:24), and He “has” delivered us from the power of darkness (Colossians 1:13).
Everything Adam and Eve needed—and everything we need—was included in God’s initial creation. Adam and Eve never had to ask God for anything. They were designed to embrace what was available and exercise dominion over its growth. In the “new creation,” our renewed relationship with our Creator is even better. Our Creator, Healer, and Provider for every need now resides within us. Our needs aren’t fulfilled by pleading with God for something Jesus has purchased with His precious blood. Our needs are met by recognizing that they have already been restored to us in Jesus.
Faith is your response to God’s goodness. His healing, provision, joy, peace, and power reside within you, His born-again child. Faith is ignited when the seed of God’s Word comes to life in your heart (Romans 10:17). His truths are ready to be harvested by faith.
“But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you” (Romans 8:11).
You have your “new normal” in Jesus. You have no “lack” in Him. You must “see” yourself as God’s “new creation” in Christ. God gives life to your mortal body through His Spirit, who dwells in you. Your new life in Jesus is not about struggling to find God’s presence, healing, or provision. It is not begging for something that Jesus has already provided. Your new life in Jesus is about awakening to how present He already is.
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