The Future

I was talking to a friend the other day whose dad was talking to him about meeting up with some of his old college buddies for a weekend.

Here's what he said: "These guys are the same as they were in college. They have the same passions and the same problems. They have more stuff and more responsibility, but they are all dealing with the same stuff."

It's a scary thought that when I'm 50 I'll be an impatient and (at times) overbearing person. I know we're all flawed beings, but I think we have a chance to make up some ground in those areas. God calls us to "put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness." (Ephesians 4:22-24)

What is it that makes us resist this change, this improvement? How can we end up 30 years down the road, still trying to press out the wrinkles in our spiritual life? I believe if we truly surrender ourselves to the Lord, dedicating ourselves to prayer, to the Word, and to seeking wise counsel, we can truly put off the old self and put on the new self.