"Extreme Makeover"

Have you ever had one of those moments in your life when you just feel like you need a complete makeover from head to toe? I have those moments quite often in the natural! I'll be the first to admit that there's nothing that makes me feel better than a shopping trip to Macy's or a trip to get my roots colored and hair cut at the salon. However, last week I was feeling like I needed that experience in my spirit man. I wasn't doing anything wrong or in blatant sin, but I just felt like I needed a complete overhaul spiritually. I woke up Monday morning and made a fresh commitment to God and asked Him to begin to purge out of me anything that didn't look like Him. I began to read Psalm 51 where David said "Create in me a clean heart, Oh God and renew a right spirit within me." As I studied that out I found that the word "create" in that passage was the same word that was used in Genesis 1:1"In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth." It means the creation of something that never existed before. Whew! That began to make me feel good that God could recreate me and not just give me a makeover। Sometimes it's just better to start over from scratch. It's kind of like when you burn a batch of toast. Instead of trying to scratch off the burnt part...what do we usually do? Start all over again! So, my prayer all week has been...God start all over again with me and make me into what you intended for me to be!

Shari