Your Daily Devotional 4/22/2025: When & Why God Shifts Your Identity

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!

2 Corinthians 5:17

Devotional Message

When God redeems us by turning our hearts to believe in Christ, we experience the radical nature of spiritual transformation. Within this space we spiritually evolve—not just improving from what we once were, but undergoing a complete regeneration. To be ‘in Christ’ means embracing an entirely new identity—the thoughts we used to think, the behaviors we used to engage in, the beliefs we once harbored—all are challenged and shifted, marking a decisive break with our past self.

When we experience such an identity shift, our self-perception, purpose, relationships, and everything attached to our former selves must also be reborn. This change affects all we experience, but this purifying process allows us to walk with new energy, a transformed mindset, and a renewed spirit. Even when we don’t feel new, God remains the active agent enabling our transformation, guiding us to live out our new creation status and gradually aligning our daily reality with the spiritual truth that ‘the old has gone, the new is here.’ Embrace this shift, for it is the path towards living in pure alignment.

Let’s Pray

Dear God, thank you for renewing my spirit and for this gift of new creation in Christ. The truth is, I feel a bit disoriented—my old ways are gripping tightly to me, and I’m struggling to fully embody this new version of myself.

I acknowledge there are areas still in process, so please help me live according to my new identity. Give me strength to leave old patterns behind and fully embrace the new life you have given me. Thank you for your transforming work in my life, even when I can’t yet see all the evidence of it. Amen.

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About The Author

Karin is an author of Beauty in Stillness and The Unlimited Power Within You.