May 15 – 22, 2026

HEARING THE VOICE OF CHANGE

2 Corinthians 5:17 “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!”

Maybe years ago you asked Jesus into your heart, but deep inside, you sense disappointment in the core of your being. That’s because your spirit came alive when the Holy Spirit came to live within you and it knows there’s something greater, beyond what your “comfort zone” has allowed you to experience. Your comfort zone is like a steel door with a sign on it, “Dear God: Do not open! Door locked! Go away!” Itbecomes a roadblock to the things of the Lord. So goes the battle between our flesh and our spirit. Our spirit is willing to open the door, to agree with the Holy Spirit within us, to take the risk, to make a change, to let God be God in our lives. To NOT take the risk means our spirit retreats, takes a back seat, and begins to wither.

What does God want to change in us? Probably everything! Every change involves a letting go of one thing so that we can reach out for what is next. In order to be alive to God in this way, we must surrender to everything that He wants to do! And we can only surrender to Him when we believe that God is GOOD and that He LOVES us. We don’t need to fear change. We can’t spiritually and physically change unless we change who we’re listening to. The voice of the Lord is LIFE! We must kill the thoughts and silence the voices that are trying to kill us both physically and spiritually! It is possible to be SO God conscious, so full of His Word, His presence, His ways, His thinking, that you never need to worry again and never need to fear change again! We can walk in unshakable peace and rest in God, and that is so powerful that the enemy fears it.

Being a new creation is experiencing a whole new life, a vibrant, personal relationship with Jesus! Life in Him is forever changing, always fresh, always exciting, never stale! Do you believe you have greater potential than you are experiencing? That God created you for something more? Then unlock the door to your comfort/fear zone. Quit fighting God and start inviting His change into your life. GO FOR IT with GOD!

 

This is an excerpt from a 90-day devotional written by Emil and Karen. To order the full devotional, click on the TO ORDER DEVOTIONAL page.