When God makes us into a new creation, he gives us a new purpose of being his witnesses and his ambassadors to the world. So how do we do that on a practical and tangible basis? Paul instructed the church of Philippi to "work hard to show the evidence of your salvation" (Phil 2:12). This means that we have a part in changing our behaviours and our lives to reveal Jesus to the world.

Changing our habits and our behaviours is hard, but not impossible.

Everyone of us has something that we determine to be our purpose in life. Maybe it is your family, your work, your hobbies, or something else. But how could our lives be different this year if we decided to find our purpose through our relationship with Jesus instead?

When the Holy Spirit works in our lives to make us a new creation, it leads to a new purpose. Paul describes the big picture of that purpose in 2 Corinthians 5:17-20, but it's still up to us to discern and discover our own personal purpose that will fit within the bigger purpose.

At the start of a new year, we often make decisions about what we want to change in our lives. But we all know that change is hard. Whenever we try to change, we're living in the tension between the momentum of our current lives to stay the same, and the pull toward what we want to do or become. Change is managing this tension.

We're starting this series by talking about what pulls us toward making a change in our faith. Maybe it's time to start or re-start a journey of faith?