A prayer for putting on your new self by Alicia Headley, read by Liam Martin.

Put off your old self which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through

deceitful desires and be renewed in the spirit of your minds and put on your new self

created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.

Ephesians 4.22-24

I'm a tidy person most of the time, but when it comes to my closet I never throw anything

out.

My hope is that they'll come back in style one day and I'll be ready to throw on the

most recent fashion trend.

Some of them are just so old and worn, I have no business wearing them any longer, yet

I struggle to get rid of them because they fit me so comfortably, they feel so natural.

Sometimes lifestyle habits and choices are the same.

You may have indulged in a habit for so long that it becomes a part of who you are.

It's become a comfortable outfit for you.

Perhaps you're an angry person or you struggle with comparing yourself to every person

you meet or maybe you're impatient with your kids or you react to stress poorly.

You've always handled yourself this way, you don't know any other way, you've just accepted

it's who you are as it tends to be your most natural outfit.

These sinful habits actually have the potential to become part of your old life when you become

a Christian.

The beauty of becoming a believer is you don't have to be wearing the same outdated, out

of style outfits you once did.

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