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 Scripture "Instead, let the Spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes. Put on your new nature, created to be like God___truly righteous and holy." Ephesians 4:23-24 NLT 

 The Ephesians had put off the old self when they first came to Christ. Paul in effect challenges them to stop the repeated putting on of the old garments, the old style of life. Those who live for God must do so by repeatedly putting off. The problem is we have to stop putting on the old garments, they should not be comfortable or natural. We have worn them so long that they naturally drape us and we don't realize what our wardrobe consist of until we see God. We cannot effectively change our wardrobe until our thinking has been altered or have had alterations. For many image is everything, but not the image of who we are but the image of what we were created to be like. We struggle with seeing ourselves as God intended us to. You are not a kitty, you are Kings and Queens created in the image of God. God is trying to show you the image and the nature of your wardrobe. Although you are still transforming when you look in the mirror you should not see the old you, but began to visualize the new you. Put on your new nature in your mind and let the Spirit renew your thoughts and your attitudes, no more meowing you were created to roar.

Example a representation of the external form of a person or thing, likeness, resemblance.

Exercise Read Ephesians 4:17-32 Journal and talk to God. We have our own role in choosing our divine wardrobe, daily we must set aside the garments of the old man. We must put on what we are and see it every time we look at ourselves. You were created in the image of God, "They will walk after the Lord. He will roar like a lion. Indeed He will roar And His sons will come trembling from the west." He is the Lion of the tribe of Judah. Ask God to renew your mind through the Spirit and continue to work on your new wardrobe, in Christ image is everything.

Devotion Lord I pray for a spiritual stylist, which is the Holy Spirit. Whenever I dress in old garments or self He will come and dress me for the day. Lord I pray that I not be fashioned after the world but that I be transformed by the renewing of my thoughts and my attitude. Lord give me the strength that I not put on the garments of my past, for sometimes when life gets hard we are more comfortable putting on something old because it's comfortable. But help me be mindful that I must put on a new outfit daily, for daily I am being renewed in Jesus Name Amen.

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