When God Helps You Let Go Of Who You Used To Be

God transforms who we are so we can move forward without the weight of our past, a focus of Karin Hadadan’s piece. Likewise, Rebecca Simon’s Finding God Every Day shows how seeing His presence in small moments makes spiritual growth practical. Read below to see how God is shaping you.

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

2 Corinthians 5:17

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.

If this piece moved you, the writer would love your help carrying the work forward. Rebecca Simon is the author of the best-selling Let Go, Trust God and the 111-day devotional Finding God Every Day: 111 Devotionals For Women Healing Through Faith. Thank you so much for reading our writing. Buying a copy of either book supports her and the broader mission at Thought Catalog.