The Missing Word

2 Corinthians 5:17 - Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

    There is a word that is not found in this verse, yet it is a very important word that describes this verse, what is it?_________

     The word is six letters long

    The missing word is a word that must be applied if one is to go from being overweight and a glutton to being victorious in the war on weight.

     The word is CHANGE. We must come to the point where we not only WANT to lose weight, but are WILLING to change. If I want to become a pilot, it is not enough. I must make a change, go to school, take lessons, rearrange my time, and other changes would need to be made as well. The same is true of weight loss. I can WANT to lose weight  with all my heart, but until I am WILLING to change my lifestyle it will not happen.

     God's word says that those who are born again are become new. The Christian's life is all about change. We are to conform (change) everyday into a closer likeness of Christ. So, if I want to be more like Christ, my life will be full of change. I must weed out sin and plant the Word of God. I must weed out fleshly desire and plant memory verses. I must weed out gluttony and plant discipline.

     I am positive that while this War on Weight has just begun, in the end I will be victorious, not because of me or what I have done, but because of God, who He is and what He has done.