Before and after pictures are important. They show you exactly how far you come and should be a motivation for you to not go back to where you were before. So, whether it's on a show like The Biggest Loser, Celebrity Fit Club, Weight Watchers or Nutrisystem commercials - you will always see pictures of people before their weight loss... and after.
People that knew the people before their change are amazed. Even people who struggle with their own weight loss look on in amazement and some secretly wish they could do the same thing.
The Bible says "... if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new." (2 Cor 5:17 KJV)
To me, this means that there should be some difference in the way the world views you. It might not come immediately - but the people that knew us before we came to Christ should notice some difference in our life now that we are in Christ.
When I was growing up in the church, they use to say phrases like: "in the world" and "in Christ." When you're in the world, you look like the world. When you're in Christ... you should look like Christ!
Although we live in the world, we need to understand that we "...are not like that, for [we] are a chosen people. [We] are royal priests, a holy nation, God's own possession. As a result, [we] can show others the goodness of God, for he called [us] out of darkness into his wonderful light." (1 Peter 2:9)
Are we living like we are priests of a holy nation? A people called by God to be a part of Him? Can people see that in our lives? Let our lives truly be a before/after picture so those that know us will want the same changes in their lives!
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