You have moved so don't keep going back to the old address

Have you ever forgotten where you live?

“But according to His promise we are looking for new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness dwells.” 2 Peter 3:13

“For our citizenship is in heaven, from which also we eagerly wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ;” Philippians 3:20

This earth is not our home, but sometime we get so used to it we go back to our old comfortable ways and old places. I remember a time when I moved and a few days later was preoccupied, tired and heading home from work and I suddenly realized I was going the wrong direction; I was  heading toward my old home. Too often we forget where we live, our real address, and head toward old habits and activities and even people what are part of the old address or lifestyle. Here on earth the place we call home is very temporary as the New Earth will one day be your real home.
The Christian life is about choices like choosing each day to not give in to our flesh and our old and natural way of doing things, but to instead choose to obey God.

“For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments; and His commandments are not burdensome. For whatever is born of God overcomes the world; and this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith.” 1 John 5:3-4

Don’t forget where you live! Your long term dwelling place is Heaven and your time on this fallen earth is so very short compared to forever! Chose to be who and what you are in Christ and if you don’t know what is yours already in Christ then dig into the Bible and find out; you might want to read the book of Ephesians to see things like your already being blessed in Chapter one and your being raised up with Christ in Chapter 2 and much more.

Keep your eternal home real in your daily life and you will love and obey God and He can use you to help give more people the home of Heaven and the new Earth. John said in Revelation, “Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth passed away,…” Revelation 21:1
Don’t let old habits take you back to your old place of defeated thoughts and constant striving to obtain what is already yours, but instead let God renew your mind, guide and empower you, use you and prepare you for your eternal home. Living in your own strength and power and constantly trying to perform ‘good enough’ for God accomplishes no eternal good. Get excited about your new home to come on the new earth and share THE Way with others ~ share Jesus! Then love them and be a part of their being discipled and learning how to themselves disciple others.

And, if you make a wrong turn, remember you are not lost, just in need of turning around; your residence is still the same. So turn from sin and back to God and being all you are in Christ. You are adopted into God’s family, so grow up and let God get you ready for your new place on the New Earth by using you now!