When we first give our lives to Christ, there is a clear expectation that we change our ways and align to a new way of life (Matthew 16:24). The freshness of the real living relationship with Christ spurs us on - for a while - but then, the new normal comes tumbling down and the old normal is front and center again. This isn’t only in those early months as a Christian, it can continue for years, even a lifetime, as we constantly flip-flop between the old life we were born int