Many believers try to change their lives through discipline, willpower, or behavior modification. But Be Transformed: New Life Awaits teaches that true transformation requires the death of the old self—not just the improvement of it. The old nature cannot be rehabilitated; it must be surrendered. As long as it remains active, it will resist God’s work and pull the believer back into familiar patterns.
The old self is rooted in self‑protection, pride, unforgiveness, and worldly dependence. These patterns shape how we react, how we cope, and how we interpret life. When believers attempt to follow Christ while still clinging to these old motivations, the heart becomes divided. A divided heart cannot sustain spiritual authority or lasting peace. Transformation requires a willingness to let God dismantle the beliefs and behaviors that once defined us.
Surrender is not passive. It is an intentional act of aligning our hearts with God’s truth, even when our emotions resist. As we forgive, repent, and reject the world’s solutions, the old self loses its influence. The believer begins to experience a new internal stability—a peace that does not depend on circumstances but on the presence of God. This peace is the evidence of a heart being transformed from the inside out.
As the old self dies, the new life in Christ becomes the believer’s natural way of living. Obedience becomes less about effort and more about desire. The heart begins to reflect the character of Christ, and the believer experiences the freedom, joy, and authority that come from a unified heart. Transformation becomes sustainable because it is rooted in God’s work, not human striving.
To explore how the gospel brings peace through heart‑level transformation, listen to the podcast The Missing Peace of the Gospel.
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