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When we moved to Columbus, we opted to become Buckeyes fans. We didn't have strong college football allegiances, I was attending the university, and we figured it would be way more fun to go all-in.
If you start a new relationship, the best thing to do is to commit to your new partner -- if you spend your time thinking about old relationships and what might have been, it's likely to have a damaging effect on your new relationship.
When we commit our lives to Christ, our charge is to immerse our minds and hearts in growing in faith. It means that we see with new eyes, and our life is defined differently. Our ultimate hope is now in heaven, and that is where our true treasure lies. In seeking to follow Christ, our lives are different than they were previously. We were dead, and have been brought to life in Jesus.
This may have all sorts of implications. It might change your career or retirement goals. It might change the way you look at your free time, or maybe you subscribe to a Christian magazine that helps you see the world through a different lens. Maybe when the trials of life come, you know they will not defeat you, no matter how hard they may be. Maybe you have extra hope you can cling to. Maybe you find joy in more things, or you trust that God's peace will prevail.
Seeing the world through a different lens can change everything in time. May we pray for the wisdom to let God shape us, day by precious day.
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