Why God Doesn’t Want to Erase Your Past (and What He Does Instead)

The Disciples Journal

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🗓️ 9 June 2025

⏱️ 16 minutes

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What if God doesn’t want to erase your past… but redeem it? In this first episode of our June series, Identity in Christ, I’m diving into 2 Corinthians 5:17—“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, they are a new creation.” But what does that actually mean for your everyday life? And what does it reveal about God’s heart? We’re unpacking why your past doesn’t disqualify you, how God meets you in the darkest places, and why real transformation isn’t about pretending you’ve never messed up—it’s about knowing who’s holding your story now. If this resonates with you, After God’s Heart, my daily devotional podcast on Patreon, is where we go even deeper into verses just like this—every single day. It's not about more information; it's about learning how to walk with God in real time and see His heart in every word of Scripture. You can even try it out free for 7 days Join After God's Heart Today: https://www.patreon.com/c/afterGodsheart Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:31.8	disciples journal i'm your host darren starks and this is where you learn how to walk with jesus
0:36.3	every day i am ready to get
0:40.1	into this episode because this marks the first episode of June, which means that we are in a new
0:45.8	series. Each month on this podcast, we're going to be going through a specific theme. And for the
0:51.3	month of June, we're going to be looking at our identity in Christ, but more specifically what God has to say about us. And, you know, we're going to be looking at our identity in Christ, but more
0:54.8	specifically what God has to say about us. And this month is also extremely special because
1:00.6	my daily devotional podcast, After God's Heart, is also in this series. And so each episode
1:06.5	that you hear is going to be one that I'm releasing on After God's Heart. And this is really just like a teaser or taste of what you hear. It's going to be one that I'm releasing on after God's heart. And this is really just
1:12.9	like a teaser or a taste of what you can expect if you decide to join on Patreon. And I wanted to
1:20.8	bring this series here because I really do believe the way you see God will always determine how you interact with him.
1:30.3	And our behavior is always tied to our beliefs.
1:34.2	And for me, in my own life, I've seen moments where I may have seen God speaking over me,
1:40.1	the fact that he's disappointed, that I'm too far gone, that I am not worthy of saving are always in moments where I was drawn away.
1:48.8	But whenever I got the truth of who he really was, that's when I was actually able to press in.
1:55.8	And I believe that we know a lot about everyone and everything else, but our savior. And so I created after God's
2:03.2	heart to be a place for people to learn how to study the word and also be consistent with it
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