He is making all things new…..

Both Troy and I got full knee repIacements in late 2020…..(Yes, I guess we are officially old now) So as a reward, we bought new E Bikes. We are making choices to actively live again!

On 10/30/17 when Jadyn ran off to heaven ahead of us, we wanted to shut it all down, and hide. We felt destroyed after years of praying for her healing.

And since then we have been building new skin as we take steps forward. Jesus is renewing our broken hearts as we work through our crippling grief. It really has been an amazing and yet difficult transformation.

God’s Word talks about transformation of something old made new, and also resurrecting death to life. Here are a few Scriptures about miraculous changes…

2 Corinthians 5:17–Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.

Ezekiel 36:26–And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.

Romans 12:2–Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.

Philippians 1:6–And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.

Jeremiah 32:38-40–And they shall be my people, and I will be their God.I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear me forever, for their own good and the good of their children after them. I will make with them an everlasting covenant, that I will not turn away from doing good to them.

The ultimate comfort comes in giving Jesus our shattered hearts and choosing to believe His promise of eternal life. You see, this is not our home! Our hearts are set on heaven where Jadyn is with Jesus waiting for us. That we believe with our whole heart…

Though never easy, it is all we have to lean on. Yes, we miss Jadyn terribly, but she would not want us to freeze in time after her traumatic loss at the age of 18. This “new skin” is really the power and strength that Jesus is giving us through the Holy Spirit to fulfill our journey home to heaven.

Blessings my sweet friends, Kristin

(BTW we are also sizing down to a little ranch so we don’t have to replace the other knees for awhile!!!)