As he clenches his fingers in his sweaty palms, he knows it all comes down to this moment. Did he do his best? Did he do enough? Did all the countless hours of training pay off? Have all the months of self-discipline and self-denial been worth it? Can he beat the challenger and win the ultimate prize? He steps forward onto the platform and closes his eyes as the numbers spin. Then his heart leaps into his throat as he hears the announcement, “You’ve done it! Congratulations, you’re the biggest loser!”
If you’ve ever watched the highly popular, TV reality weight loss program, The Biggest Loser, this is a familiar scene. The program takes 20 contestants, pairs them into teams and then has experts work with them on diet, fitness and self-esteem over a period of months. Their goal is to be the biggest loser and win the grand prize of $250,000. But even those who are eliminated say they are winners by what they’ve learned about losing weight and getting fit. They all get a chance to start a new life.
Have you ever wished you could start over, erase something from your past, or have a new identity or a different life? Apparently millions of us do, judging by the explosive growth and popularity of makeover reality shows in the last few years. There’s Extreme Makeover Home Edition, What Not to Wear (wardrobe, hairdo and makeup), and Clean Sweep (decluttering and room redesign) to name a few. But there are several dozen currently airing that address everything from kitchen and garden makeovers to smile (dental) makeovers.
Wouldn’t it be great if there was a “Biggest Loser Life Makeover” program where you could lose all your past mistakes, regrets, feelings of guilt and shameful memories? A program that could dissolve all your past hurts, pains, and fears, and set you free from bad habits, addictions and everything that currently hinders you? You could be a new person, have a new identity and a fresh start on a better life!
While you may never be chosen to participate in a TV makeover program, you are invited to be “the biggest loser” in a real life makeover. The person issuing this invitation to you is God Himself. He says to you, “Anyone who comes to Christ Jesus becomes a new person, a new creation. Their old life is gone and a new life begins.” (2 Corinthians 5:17)
God wants you to lose everything in your current life that is weighing you down, holding you back, robbing your joy and hope, and defeating you. If you will give Him your current, less than ideal life, He promises to give you a new abundant life in Him. “If you cling to your current life, you will only lose it (be a loser). But if you lose (give up) your current life for Me, you will find it (a new abundant life). (Matthew 10:39)
Why not accept God’s invitation to become the biggest loser by giving up your current life, and receiving a new life in Christ. When you are the biggest loser, you have everything to gain!
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