Episode Details

Still labeling yourself by past mistakes or family baggage? In Christ, “the old has gone, the new has come” (2 Cor 5:17). You are not “just that way” anymore—God rewrote your story the moment you trusted Him.

Key Reflections

• New Creation, New Identity – Gal 2:20 says your old self was crucified; Christ now lives in you.

• Let God Define You – Scripture, not your past, assigns your worth. (See Eph 1.)

• Capture Toxic Thoughts – Take every thought captive (2 Cor 10:5) and replace lies with truth.

• Progress Requires Renewal – Daily renew your mind (Rom 12:2) to walk in who you already are.

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Full Transcript Below:

Stop Believing You Can’t Change 

by Cindi McMenamin, Crosswalk Contributing Writer

If anyone is in Christ, this person is a new creation; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come. (2 Corinthians 5:17 NASB)

Are you letting your past mistakes define you? And are you believing that you will always be a certain way?

I will admit it that I’ve found myself saying, at times, “That’s just the way I am.” But I realize now how pathetic that sounds. It’s another way I let this culture’s message to “Do you” and “Express your individuality” excuse my failure to grow spiritually. 

Maybe, like me, you’ve found yourself saying things like:

• "I have control issues. That's just the way I am." 
• "I am an adult child of an alcoholic and I struggle with certain dysfunctional behavior. That’s just the way I am." 
• "Because of what I’ve been through in my past, I’ll always be insecure. I'm just that way." 
• "I will never trust another person. That’s just the way I am.”
• “Sorry I got so defensive. You should know I’m just that way.”

A sure sign that we are stuck from pain in our past is when we excuse our behavior by saying “That’s just the way I am.” Or, when we continue to believe that we can never grow beyond a certain place, emotionally or spiritually. 

A crucial step to healing and wholeness is to renew your mind to think differently. I