Acts 22:14,15- “Then he (Ananias) said: ‘The God of our ancestors has chosen you to know his will and to see the Righteous One and to hear words from his mouth. You will be his witness to all people of what you have seen and heard.”
Things are forever changing in our world.
Foods we were told that were good for us in the past, are now reported to actually harm us. So, we change our diet.
A friend or relative requires our care. We rearrange our daily schedule to accommodate the added responsibilities.
Retirement, divorce, catastrophic illness.
All of these changes create what we now call the “new normal.”
A wedding, a new job, the birth of a baby, the purchase of our dream home—even these bring changes in routines—and we adapt to them by assimilating the “new normal” into our lives.
Paul had a life-changing experience on the road to Damascus. As a result of meeting God, his life of persecuting Christians was transformed to one of preaching and defending other Christians. As a result, he often lived for months and years in prison—the Apostle Paul’s “new normal.”
When we meet Christ, our lives…relationships…desires…past habits—our very focus changes as he calls us to live a new life in Christ—our “new normal.”
But, we are not alone. The The Holy Spirit guides us through each adjustment on our way to our eternal home and the
ULTIMATE NEW NORMAL.
Beautifully worded, Brenda. Thank you!
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