Mudança de vida
A mudança de vida é possível em Cristo. Não importa o passado, qual foi o erro ou quão fundo a queda — Deus renova, restaura e transforma completamente aquele que se volta para Ele.
Nova vida em Cristo
Se alguém está em Cristo, nova criação é. Deus nos dá coração novo, mente renovada e esperança para o futuro.
17 Therefore, if any one is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has passed away, behold, the new has come.
10 Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities.11 Create in me a clean heart, O God, and put a new and right spirit within me.12 Cast me not away from thy presence, and take not thy holy Spirit from me.
1 I appeal to you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.2 Do not be conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that you may prove what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
20 I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me; and the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
Passos para a transformação
A mudança começa com confissão, fé e decisão. Deus é fiel para perdoar e completar a boa obra que começou em nós.
9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just, and will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
11 For I know the plans I have for you, says the LORD, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.
6 Have no anxiety about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.7 And the peace of God, which passes all understanding, will keep your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
15 Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.
Coragem para mudar
Não temas, porque Deus está contigo. Ele nos fortalece para sermos sal da terra e nos dá palavras que edificam e transformam.
6 Be strong and of good courage, do not fear or be in dread of them: for it is the LORD your God who goes with you; he will not fail you or forsake you."
13 "You are the salt of the earth; but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trodden under foot by men.
29 Let no evil talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for edifying, as fits the occasion, that it may impart grace to those who hear.
16 So we do not lose heart. Though our outer nature is wasting away, our inner nature is being renewed every day.17 For this slight momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison,18 because we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen; for the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.