As I return from vacation to a time of sharing with you some of the many thoughts and insights and learning and maturing that I have been experiencing over the last few weeks; I start by sharing that I am on a walk that continually transforms me. The transformation has points, times, and circumstances that are all used by God to make me into the new being that I am becoming.
I walk with Jesus into the new me that I am becoming. It is very exciting to see how I have changed and am changing on my walk. On my vacation I returned to my place in Alaska. I had not been there for several years due to several factors including the pandemic that affected us all in various ways. For me this was a walk back in time being overlayed with my current walk. What a contrast ….. The old had times of pain and eye opening looks into how I was the last time I was there ….. I thought; If I had a do over, I would not have done things that way or felt that way or acted that way …… I would have been this way or done it this way …… But, at the time, I was not who I am now and not who I am becoming as I walk with Jesus into the new me that He has for me …..
This walk isn’t instant perfection or maturity. It is a making and remaking. It is a walking into more truth and maturity. It is a walking from the shadows into the light where there is transparency and I can see more clearly the need to clean out the corners of my life. This walk will continue right into heaven!
So, the new me you see me becoming isn’t just me; It is Jesus in me and walking with me on this journey. The “day” of my vacation was a walk into the past that brought the pain of regret and also the hope and joy of Jesus being with and in me. I am glad to be the new me that you now see me becoming!
A question to ponder: Am I mature enough to walk with someone else as they walk through their journey of maturity?