The Way we Walk
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A television
program that I enjoy watching has a segment called Ambush Makeover. Two women
are chosen to undergo 3 hours of pampering to update their hair, makeup, and
wardrobe. The change is often dramatic. When the women step from behind a
curtain, the audience gasps. Friends and family members sometimes start to cry.
After all of this, the person with the new look finally gets to see herself.
Some are so shocked that they keep looking in the mirror as if to find proof
that it’s really them.
As the women
walk across the set to join their companions, the former self becomes evident.
Most do not know how to walk in their new shoes. Although they look chic, their
clumsy walk gives them away. Their transformation is
incomplete.
This is true
in our Christian lives as well. God does the work in us to give us a new start,
but to walk in the way of the Lord (Deut. 11:22) requires
time, effort, and lots of practice. If we just stand still and smile, we can
pass as being transformed. But the way we walk tells how far along we are in
living out that transformation. Being changed means giving up our previous way
of life and learning a new way to walk (Rom. 6:4).
A change in
behavior begins with a change in the heart. (RBC)
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