Nurturing Your New Nature
Meeting Jesus changes everything; it will require growth and endurance to be filled with the Spirit and run the race you’re called to run. Dr. René Rochester walks through the acronym N.E.W. N.U.R.T.U.R.E in her series, Nurturing your New Nature.
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1 - N - New
God created each and every person for a purpose before time began. Each new thing, however, must be nurtured in order to grow. The seed that has been planted in the ground takes time, nourishment, and care, to become what it was intended to be all along.
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2 - E - Educated
Why is it so important to be educated in the Word? In order to speak and bring life to the Kingdom of God, we first must learn His language. We learn to speak His Truth by reading His Word.
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3 - W - World View
Every citizen needs to know the bylaws of their own country. As citizens of Heaven, we are called to see the world around us from a Kingdom perspective.
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4 -N - Navigate
Jesus uses us wherever we are in life, doing whatever we’re already doing. Jesus knew Peter was a fisherman, so He used Peter’s skill—Peter became a fisher of men. Jesus will do the same thing with us! Not only that, but He will use the areas we struggle to navigate to make us stronger. He will b...
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5 - U - Understanding
If you can’t understand something, you can’t hold onto it. In the information age in which we live, computers do all the processing for us, so we don’t need to fully understand the concepts. But this is dangerous! We can’t just read the Bible to read the Bible—it’s essential that we dig deeper to...
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6 - R - Reefs & Roots
God may use a terrible thing to refine us into who He created us to be. When we hit a reef or go through a hard time, God will guide us through that and use it to grow us. In fact, He sent His Spirit to be with us and within us. He will equip us to navigate the reefs.
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7 - T - Thorns and Thistles
Every principle of the Kingdom of God was laid out in the beginning and can be found in Genesis 1, 2, & 3. After The Fall, the earth was cursed with thorns and thistles, and people with fear and anxieties—which choke out the Words of Life and prevent us from stewarding as we were created to do.
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8 - U - Undercurrent & Undergrowth
An undercurrent happens just beneath the surface of water. We should strive to have, in our lives, an undercurrent of the Holy Spirit, moving within us and praying through us. When you’re going through difficulties, allow the water to be stirred by a move of God.
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9 - R - Resilience
Resilience means the capacity to withstand or recover quickly from difficulties. It’s a ‘coming up swinging’ kind of attitude after being pushed down. God made us in such a way that He renews and rebuilds us. It’s never too late to find restoration in Him.
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10 - E - Endurance
Sometimes the Lord will give you a new race to run, and when He does, He will equip you to run it well. This may look like agonizing through difficult things to get to the finish line. Fix your eyes on the Author and Perfecter of your life, and you will find that you can do all things through He ...