"Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life."
Romans 6:4
I don't know about you guys, but at times in my life I have really wished I could rewind and start over, from one point or another. Not just a change, but a whole new life, because it seemed like I had messed this one up a little too much. ...and I think that this verse is telling us that with Christ we are choosing a new life already, that the change he is offering us is enough... more than enough, because he promises us an eternity of more than this, better than this, and the changes we make now will last literally forever--serious alteration, not just temporary patchwork. :)
Life's going to be hard, and sometimes we're going to worry about messing everything up, but at times like that, let's remember this verse. Christ *is* a new life, for all of us, and with him we can always walk in that newness, and let go of our sins and mistakes like a snake shedding its skin. None of the regretted past matters if we are living in that newness, and working with God to reach the potential that is always still there, to become our best selves, and eventually reach that "perfect day" (Proverbs 4:18, D&C 50:24) when everything will be good. :)
Today, let's work for that, and walk in newness. :)
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