The season of summer will be upon us soon. As with any new season, there will be change. The weather will get warmer, schools will be out for the summer, and schedules will change. The same thing will occur with each season. Change is inevitable. Sometimes change can be scary. Most of the time, it can be attested to the unknown. We may not know what new schools, new jobs, and new circumstances may bring. One change that we need to make in our lives is to put on Christ in baptism and to live a Christian Life. We need Christ because we all have sinned. We need to put away our old self and become more Christ like. Ephesians 4:22-24 says, “To put off your old self, which belongs your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness of God in true.”

When we become a Christian, we change. We put away the things that made us sin. We cannot allow those things to consume us. With Christ, the changes we experience do not have to be as intimidating. Sometimes, the change we make in our lives can be the missing piece that can make all the difference. We are created after the likeness of God. As we experience the changes life can throw at us, let us remember that change is inevitable and growth is optional. How do we respond to changes? Do we remain faithful and allow our Christian lights to shine or do we allow new circumstances to hide our faith?