I am a new creature in Christ...

2 Corinthians 5:17-19 "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come! All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation, that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting men's sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation."

I recently blogged about my fast from Facebook for Lent, and the revelations I had for myself during that time. As I have continued to ponder that experience, one other thing that has been prominent in my mind is the number of Facebook friends I have that only knew me in person before I came to know Christ. Since the time period that they were a part of my life, our paths have changed and perhaps they didn't know that I became a Christian.
Disclaimer-I was baptized in a Baptist church when I was 7 years old. I have always believed in God, and Jesus, but I did not develop a personal relationship with Him until I was 18 years old, almost 19.

I often make posts on my Facebook that reflect my love for Christ, or Scriptures.. and I make plenty of posts that are not about faith as well. I can see how many that only knew me when I was in a self-destructive phase of my life might be confused, or put off by the life that I now lead. I won't bore you with the details of my past, but will sum it up to say that I was incredibly lost and seeking to fill a void and find love in so many different ways that were never sufficient, and the best way I can describe it is that I was on a path of self destruction. Satan had his hands all over my life. During that time, I know now that my mother was praying for me constantly, as well as others, I'm sure. Her prayers were answered when I met someone (my future husband) that gently steered me back to reality and helped me to see the forgiveness and love that Christ had to offer me. Love that compares to no other kind of earthly love. That said, I know I have a dirty past. A past that I am not proud of owning, but a past that I am so grateful for being saved from. I don't believe that I am better than anyone, other than the person that I used to be. I am not perfect, I am still a sinner, but I gave up choosing a daily life of sin, to choosing a daily life of seeking Christ and trying to walk like Him. I am by no means sinless or perfect. But I am a new creature in Christ, and I can't imagine not having a life without His love ever again. That said, if you only knew me before my relationship with Christ, I can see how you might think I am a hypocrite. I'm not a hypocrite, I was just once lost, and now I am found. I don't deny my past, but I have claimed my future with Christ.