Convicted Yet Conflicted

The internal struggle between doing what's right and what our flesh desires is common to all believers. Through personal stories and biblical teaching from Luke 5:33-39, we see how Jesus uses three powerful analogies—the bridegroom, the torn garment, and the wineskins—to illustrate that He doesn't want to patch up our old lives but create something entirely new in us. Jesus isn't interested in being squeezed into our existing worldview, political opinions, or relationship patterns. He wants to be Lord over everything and reshape us completely. This transformation process follows three key principles: rigorous honesty about our struggles (whether with faith doubts, lust, addiction, or trauma), no-excuse willingness to take action toward healing, and selfless service that shifts our focus from self to others.

The challenge is that we naturally resist change, often thinking 'the old is better' even when it's destructive.Embracing our new identity in Christ isn't about trying harder but about recognizing who God already says we are—a new creation with new moral abilities. When God looks at believers, He doesn't see sin but righteousness through Christ. The invitation is to identify what 'old wineskins' God is asking us to release, where we need greater honesty, what steps of willingness we need to take, and how we can serve others from our place of healing.