"Newness of life"

Good morning to you all! I wanted to take a little time to offer some encouragement about Romans 6:4, our scripture verse for January. The preceding verses in Romans discuss how we should not live in sin any longer once we have accepted Christ. Our old man was buried with Him and we should walk in the newness of (the resurrected) life. That last phrase really got me - " walk in the newness of life". I have told myself over and over I am a new creation in Christ Jesus, but I have not always walked that out in my daily life. At times, I have allowed old thought patterns, excuses, and habits to dictate what I did & how I responded to things around me. I have sat plumb still in my newness of life. If you have had a similar battle, I want to encourage you today to join with me in a walk-a-thon. Let's take what the Bible says about us and walk it out in our lives. Let's walk with it into our places of employment, our homes, and our church. Let's walk with it into Wal-Mart, Brookshire's, Lowe's, the Mall, or wherever you may go. Now walking is not always easy. Sometimes it is uphill and sometimes on shaky ground. But you know what the great part about walking is? To do it all you need to do is put one foot in front of the other. So in this season of resolutions, let us be resolved to walk in the newness of our life in Christ everyday. One day we will even run! Be blessed. Know we love you & are praying for you. Rhonda