What's changed in you since you were born again?

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Ummm, pretty much my question, so nothing to add to it. lol
 

Rosemaryx

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Ummm, pretty much my question, so nothing to add to it. lol
Hi Lynn...Liking this thread already:)...Now where do I start...Will come back to this, going to have a nice hot bubbly bath , look forward to hearing the changes our Lord has made...xox...
 
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Amazing-Grace

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When I look back it would seem I have changed quite a lot but there is so much more I need to work on. I am nowhere near where I want to be and I think this may be because I am surrounded by the secular -at work, at home and elsewhere. Having no one in the house to talk to about things from a Biblical perspective is so hard and at work I find myself reverting...so I'm nowhere near where I want to be or feel I should be....I still have a relatively short fuse which I'm constantly working on and I pray a lot about this and other things where I feel I'm lacking. I guess I want instant and God is not obliging in this!
 

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The things I used to love (sin), I now hate. Not saying that I am not still tempted with things…The difference now is that I don’t find pleasure in those things and I feel no happiness or joy if I fall into them. There is no pleasure in sin for me anymore.

However, I think the biggest difference of all is that I now have a Father who walks with me leading and guiding me along the way. He forgives me when I ask and helps me when I call upon him. It’s nice to have someone to talk to at all times. Knowing that He loves and cares about me and is always there for me is the best feeling in the world. :)
 

1ofthem

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I've always like this song...There's been a change in me...
[video=youtube;gGcBjO17_-M]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGcBjO17_-M[/video]
 
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Stranger36147

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I've always like this song...There's been a change in me...
You saying that reminds me of this song:

[video=youtube;PivWY9wn5ps]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PivWY9wn5ps[/video]
 

1ofthem

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You saying that reminds me of this song:

[video=youtube;PivWY9wn5ps]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PivWY9wn5ps[/video]
That's cool...I was just listening to that song earlier today...I played some songs that are considered secular music on a thread earlier. I started to post this one there, but didn't so I am glad you posted it...That's really cool:)
 
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Ummm, pretty much my question, so nothing to add to it. lol
I used to think God punished Jesus.

I also used to think Revelation was written to us, in this day, as a Crystal Ball so we could know what the Bible tells us we will NOT know.... the future.

I learned how to read what is actually in the Bible, instead of what I hope to find there, and now know better on both counts.

As well as on several other points.
 

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Well, I used to be a stoner and had serious problems with anger and anxiety. I carried a butterfly kinfe hoping someone would give me a reason to use it. I watched porn and listened to a disgusting band named Insane Clown Possie. I almost went to prison for B and E.
There is so much that has changed about me, more than I probably realize. All those things that I used to be are now what I hate. Christ opened my eyes to what life is really about and gave me peace and self control. He took my death and gave me life!
 

Joidevivre

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A difficult question for me. Since I have always been a Christian (first words were probably Jesus), I felt no considerable change until I surrendered completely to allowing Him to have free run of my life. I quit trying to "claim" things that I felt I had a right to as a Christian, and began only to trust in His love and goodness to always be there for me.

So this is probably giving up control. Thinking that if "I only had enough faith" etc., I would have things the way that I wanted them to be.

I continue to feel like I'm "born again" every year into new experiences with the Lord. Sort of like an on-going thing.
 

WineRose

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Let me describe to you what I would be like on here if I wasn't re-saved by God last year:

- 70% of my actually funny posts would take the form of unoriginal memes I copied and pasted from the Internet. Wait...maybe that's already the case?!
- In my chat profile, I would've probably set my religion to 'unsure'.
- My sense of humor would've A LOT less sharp, which leads back to my first point.
- I would've been about 80 times more edgy and messed up (To people who have seen my most messed up posts, you feeling uncomfortable yet?!)
- I would've been a lot more reckless with my posts (Sometimes I cut out parts of my posts which I feel could be a little insensitive or rude, or just delete them altogether), which could lead to some trouble...
- My Rep Point : Post Count ratio would probably be more laughable.
- I would've probably faded out from here in about a few months.
- Since I haven't 'died' yet, I wouldn't have been able to truthfully claim that I'm dead on the inside.
 
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Corbinscam

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What hasn't changed?
really... everything did change. I'm the same person with different desires... dreams and a whole new way of looking at the world.
 
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If you're wondering, I am reading. I'm not clicking Like for fear someone might take that as some kind of sign I'm looking for a "right answer." And I'm not answering my own question yet because I want to think about it some more. I feel the change, just can't grasp the wholeness of a million different moments of changing yet.
 

Yeraza_Bats

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A whole lot has changed for me, and not in ways youd expect either : p

For example, in my old life, I was always so obsessed with finding "love", like as in falling in love and being romantic with someone and all that junk. While the idea is still nice and not something that Im against now, Ive found that its no longer an obsession, or something that I feel I "must have", or that I cant be happy without it.

Alot of people say that like earthly temptations went away after coming to Him. And I can kinda say that, I mean I dont feel controlled by them like I used to. I dont feel I have to do this or be that in order to live a happy life. I do still deal with temptations though, even like thoughts of envy. But now I can shake them out and like....to word it as weirdly as possible, I am more vigilant to these thoughts : p Like now I see them as being used against me over being "who I truly am" and whatever.

I guess I can say that Ive really learned the meaning of living by the spirit and not the flesh. Its no longer life in the flesh that I desire, but to be with my Creator. The flesh can have its appeal, but its much more easy to turn from such things now, and to give it perspective, that one day it will die away and that it wouldnt have mattered in the end : p

(always making simple answers into big long paragraphs)
 

Joidevivre

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If you're wondering, I am reading. I'm not clicking Like for fear someone might take that as some kind of sign I'm looking for a "right answer." And I'm not answering my own question yet because I want to think about it some more. I feel the change, just can't grasp the wholeness of a million different moments of changing yet.
I totally identify with "a million different moments of changing" - all throughout the years. I change with every choice and experience.
 
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Love this thread already!

Where to start... I've only really started to understand God's love for me less than two years ago, despite being a Christian since I was 15.

The first changes I've seen were not really personal. You see, my parents marriage was saved the day we all became Christians as a family. I thought that was everything! I used to wonder what my personal testimony was because whenever people asked me how God changed my life, I always said "He restored our family" and I thought that was enough.

Apparently, that wasn't enough. The roller coaster of events in the last two years of my life made me realise just how far He would go for me, online game addiction (playing for 12hrs straight, or more, to the point I gotten very sickly and underweight), getting into bad company (online gaming community) where I met my first bf and where all hell broke lose in my life, repeated attempted suicide, constant fights with parents (i think i was emotionally stunted or something and I kept hurting the people i loved), insecurities and self pity, and it just kept going downhill from there, fornication, attempted online prostituion, depression. My mom is a pastor so imagine the guilt and shame. I have made my parents and my younger siblings cry so much it still hurts to remember now.

Replace all of the above with the me now, confident in Jesus' love for her, who now honors her body, loves her family to the bones, and enjoys living and living free. Those are the major changes in my life so far and I know there is so much more.

There is so much to be said about the wonder (not wanting to sound overly spiritual here but i cant find a better word) of Jesus' love, how He never runs out of patience with me and how He freely, openly and extravagantly showers me with mercy and hope. It's true what is said, he who is forgiven much loves much. You can't help it. I'm just so full of love writing this right now. He is so great.
 
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Tinuviel

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Well, let's see...I was raised in a Christian home, so on the outside things didn't seem to change too much. I know one thing that really changed on the outside was my method of Sabbath-keeping. I know that's a bit of a hot-topic in Christian circles, but I personally felt convicted to spend more of my day in God's way. That's the day I set aside for extensive studies of the scriptures etc. I try to dedicate the whole day to God. Before, I didn't much care and actually resented some of the restrictions my parents had put in place.

Inside changes? That would be like...my entire worldview. :)
 

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oh, bubble guppies! this is a real thinker. :eek: