New Every Day

I've been going through Romans at a snail's pace, trying to make sure that I can grasp each topic, rather than reading it with "professional Christian" eyes. I'm so used to knowing what a passage is supposed to say, that I often fail to dig deep and make sure that I really can connect with it and get the most out of it. Today's passage, Romans 6:1-4, was a little difficult to get my arms around, but one thing did stand out as applicable to my daily living: "walk in newness of life." I've been a Christian a long time--long enough to often forget that the new life I live wasn't just new after I first put my faith in Christ, but it's new every day. I need to keep this simple idea in mind as I wake up on Monday, and Tuesday, and Wednesday, and so on and so on, week after week, month after month, year after year. When I forget this concept of walking in newness of life, that is when life becomes stale and frustrating. If I genuinely seek to walk in the newness of life in Christ each day, then each day would be more fulfilling, more enjoyable, more efficient, more effective eternally, and more glorifying to God.