A good friend of mine spoke from Colossians 2 about Christ being all-sufficient, being everything we could ever need or even hope to need.

One thing he said that stuck out to me was that Christ didn’t come to make us better, but to make us new.

He didn’t come to make us like Lee Majors– faster, stronger, taller, better-looking. He came to make us completely new creations. He came to make us into men and women who are everyday being changed into the image of Christ Himself.

Maybe you remember how you were before you came to Christ. You remember the decisions you made and the priorities you lived by. Now you have a completely different way of living. It’s not just an upgrade on an old system; it’s a new system.

Do the people you live and work and play with know that you’re different? Can they see the difference? Do your actions match your words? Could people tell you belong to Christ solely because of how you live (even before you open your mouth?)

Too many times I am not different enough. I blend in too well. I am too much like the people around me for them to see any difference.

I bet you’ve felt the same way.

It’s not about trying harder or being better. It’s not about me finally being strong enough in my own power to change.

It goes back to Jesus being all I need. He will be my Strength. He will be my Wisdom. He will be the Transformation in me that makes me think and act and speak in a way that points people to Him.

By the way. Colossians 2 has that great verse about how all the fullness of the deity dwells in Jesus in bodily form. Jesus isn’t a great example or a great prophet or even a great man. He’s 100% God who is also 100% man who lived out a perfect life and died in our place.

All that to say that in every situation, good or bad, trial or blessing, Jesus is enough.