Therefore, if anyone is a new creation in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away, and look new things have come.   2 Corinthians 5:17 HCSB

There are things that we can make fit and there are things that we can never make fit.  A twin size sheet will never fit a king size bed.  A size 5 shoe will never fit a size 9 foot.  A size 4 skirt will never fit a size 10 rear.  I have living proof of this in my closet from a much skinnier time in my life.  I also learned that I can’t fit all my new bigger clothes in the closet with all my old skinny clothes.  I have to get rid of clothes that don’t fit to make room for the ones that do.

Now you can lose weight and fit into that skirt.  But you can’t shrink your foot enough to fit into that shoe.  The only way the twin sheet will fit is if you trade your king size bed for a twin size bed.  So in the case of the clothes and the sheets you have to decide if you want to keep your twin sheets or your king size bed.  You have to decide if you want to keep your skinny clothes or your chunky body.

Several years ago my husband, in an effort to be helpful, offered to do any housework that needed to be done while I ran some errands.  He knew that I had a lot going on that day and wanted to know what he could do to help.  I told him that I could handle it, nothing pressing needed to be done, but he really wanted to help.  Now this was springtime and our temperatures were getting warmer so I had pulled out a blanket for our bed and placed it in the laundry room.  It was time to remove the down comforter.  I wanted to wash the blanket.  So, I told him to wash the blanket for me and dry it.  I intended to swap them out when I got home.  I was gone approximately two hours and returned to find the south side of our house, which included our laundry room, guest bath, master bath and master bedroom and closets, flooded with about a 1/2 inch of water.  My husband said that he only did as I asked and this happened.  Actually, he was unsure if I had said to wash the down comforter or the big blanket.  So, he decided to wash both.  Now we have a large capacity washer, so he could have washed either by itself with no problem, but not both.  I asked him how he was able to fit both in the washer and he said he had to really pack it in there.  You think?!  The problem was that both items did not fit in the washer and we wound up with a huge mess on our hands. The only place we had carpet was in our closets, but they are big closets that were full of stuff and that “stuff” had to be emptied out into our living room and foyer while we pulled up carpet and had it replaced.  What a mess!  For the better part of a week we lived with our closets emptied into our foyer and living room.  But, for all that went wrong, some really good things came out of it.  First of all, we replaced that old carpet with tile.  Just in case this ever happens again.  Secondly, we learned that our laundry room drain was clogged and got it unclogged.  Thirdly, in removing all the stuff from our closet we were able to go through a lot of it and get rid of it.  We had really nice, neatly organized closets with brand new floors.

The same thing happens when we get saved.  We don’t have room for our old sinful nature once we become new creations in Christ.  We can’t fit all that into our hearts.  So whatever our hearts are full of is what is going to spill out and flood the area around them.  We have to remove our sin and replace it with our new creation or our Spirit filled life.

When we get saved, truly saved, we want to live that new life.  We become that new creation.  But temptations will come our way that are powerful, like the draw that a pan of brownies has on me.  We can’t fit old sinful habits into our new lives.

Today, I encourage you to make a choice.  Choose God.  Choose a life filled with the Holy Spirit.  Choose to not satisfy your old sinful desires.  When we try to stuff our old sin into our new Spirit filled life, it just doesn’t fit.  You can push and pack it in there, but all you are going to have is a mess.  Then you are either going to have to live in that mess which will only make you miserable or you are going to have to do a lot of cleaning.

Save yourself the trouble and heartache and enjoy living your new life.

Have a great day!