tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7411218.post878304585893302872..comments2023-07-02T04:09:32.635-07:00Comments on REVNORMAN: Adaptive ChangeStevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16838413925963831820noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7411218.post-56293670054655803772007-05-26T08:51:00.000-07:002007-05-26T08:51:00.000-07:00Hi Pastor Steve.I like this idea of "new normal" a...Hi Pastor Steve.<BR/>I like this idea of "new normal" a lot. It makes sense. <BR/>About becoming a Christian--God washes us clean. Like a fresh start. Past wrongs are not held against us. We need to learn how to forgive ourselves. We need to believe God’s word that we ARE forgiven!<BR/>We are human, so we will make mistakes. I think God easily and graciously forgives us as long as we are seriously repentant and make our best effort to change.<BR/>The new normal is like new baseline--a new place of reference to measure from. It’s like on a math number-line moving the 0 up to the right, and not dwelling in the negative numbers any more.<BR/>This makes a lot of sense because so many of us want to go back (mentally, emotionally, physically, spiritually) to the way things used to be before things changed that hurt us so.<BR/> I suppose that is never possible—to return to the way things were, exactly.<BR/>But we can live and learn and seek and Grow in Jesus (using Prayer, God’s word, Fellowship etc) and then God takes all of our experiences and helps us to use them to help others thru their rough times.<BR/>Then We Are Blessed in our true service to others thru Jesus.<BR/>Thanks Pastor Steve for sharing.<BR/>God Bless You.chris e.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13069151578783186723noreply@blogger.com