Encouraged, Edified, and Enlightened

I want to share my heart with you on this page. My hope is that you will be encouraged, edified, and enlightened as you read these updates. (Yeah, the three point message is a little cliched, but it makes it easier for me to explain and remember.) In Ephesians 4, the last half of the chapter is the encouragement I'm talking about - putting off the old self and putting on the new. Some may say it's to become better than you were before, which is true. But more specifically, it's an encouragement to be Christ-like. For those who were with me for any length of time, you should know becoming Christ-like is not a call to be religious. It's a whole different focus - to develop a trusting friendship, a growing relationship with Jesus. Yes, I will encourage you in other ways, like if you need support in some way, I'll find a way to encourage you. But the encouragement will be in the realm of changing the attitude of your heart and mind, which will inevitably bring helpful change to other areas of your life. I'll continue with the other two ideas soon.