Take-Off

Last week, I was travelling to my sister’s place, in an aero plane. I was, very happy and excited, to meet everyone and to travel in plane. I checked in, got my boarding pass, happily I went to the waiting room and just waited for the time of the flight to be boarded. Looking around, enthusiastically to the surroundings, noticing kids playing around, mothers chatting, fathers busy with their mobiles, everyone in happy moods just passing of their time and waiting for the announcement to board the flight. But the time passed and still no announcement. Alas! Everyone was frustrated to wait, for an extra hour apart from what was written in the ticket. Then, suddenly an announcement for boarding was done which gave a push up for the waiting passengers. After entry, I met pleasant crew members with smiling faces. All were seated on the flight, and air hostess checked everyone’s seat. Now again waiting for another announcement of take-off. “What’s this?

the announcement of take-off is getting delayed”, some of the passengers started shouting in anger. The tired and angry passengers got a relief when the pilot announced of final “Take off”. I was, seated with my seat belt, when  the announcement was made, my ears, heard the word “take-off” only which jerked my whole body, as if a voice from holy spirit is announcing, a verse from the scripture of Eph 4:22,23 “You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by it’s deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitude of your minds; “Put off” or “take off” means to remove the old self and put on the new human in you.

Like, some of the reptiles get rid of, or shed away their old skin. Have you, ever seen a snake removing its old skin and putting on the new skin? It, goes to a remote place takes time rubs, of its old

skin against a hard object, and then the news skin is present; just underneath the old one. If, you ever go to a garment store, to buy a new dress won’t you go to the changing room, remove the old one and wear on the new one, to check whether the new dress is fitting correctly, in the same way God wants us to put off our old behaviour, meditate and get to know what is wrong or false behaviours in you like having jealousy, negativism, anger, saying lies, stealing, evil speaking. And He wants us to put on new clothes of love, tender heart, compassion, forgiveness, kindness, spirit of joy, peace.

Let’s try living a fruitful and prosperous life, by removing your old attitude, and adapting to some new way of living. “God has fashioned our life to renew it from inside, according to His pattern and desires. Let Him work on you, and produce His characters in you.

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Thanks

Ann