Romans 13:12

Romans 13:12
"The night is far spent, the day is at hand. Therefore let us cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light."

"The night is far spent....
My time dawdling in willful sin and rebellion has been too too long. Years of practicing sin have had their toll on my life - emotional, spiritual, physical - and it's time to say goodbye. I can't imagine how the three years I spent doing what I wanted to do have not just hurt me, but others too. No more.

...the day is at hand.
It's high time to walk in honest openness before Jesus.  Change will come when I set myself and my choices before Him. How exciting! No more secrets, no more condemnation - just authenticity before my Father.

Therefore let us cast off the works of darkness...
It's time to wage war against the willful sin in my life. As I heard in a sermon yesterday, "There is no excuse for willful sin in the life of the believer. God forgives us of our unconscious sin, which we commit without thinking, but deliberating choosing sin and practicing darkness should not have a place in the life of a believer. That is not holiness." This also bounces off a statement made from the pulpit on Sunday. "Following Jesus isn't hard. It's the choosing the follow Him in all the little things everyday that is hard."

...and let us put on the armor of light." 
Choose to wear the clothes of a child of the Most High King. I must put on the reality of my identity in Him every morning. Realizing that I am His and that I have intimate access to His heart and mind at any time not only revolutionizes my life, it enables me to walk in the destiny of every believer - constant, honest fellowship with our Father.

Jesus, I choose You today. I choose to listen to You today.