New life, old mindset...

Reading recently in Acts chapter 8, I was struck by the story of when Philip the evangelist met up with Simon the sorcerer. Simon is an example of the fact that people can make a commitment to Jesus and yet still be stuck in their old motivation or way of thinking. In Simon's case, that motivation was the desire to be highly thought of and to have a reputation for doing spectacular and supernatural things.

We're often hard on Simon, perhaps because of his background in black magic... but in fact, there are countless believers today who have come to Jesus and yet still live according to their old value system. There are those who overspend on clothes or technology and find their security in their own money. There are those who depend on their own intelligence and reasoning instead of leaning on what God has said. There are those who spend their lives in worry, instead of making the paradigm shift to trusting in God's goodness and care. These habit patterns are essentially no different to the way that Simon continued in the habit patterns and attitudes from his old lifestyle.

In what ways in my life do I need to become a "new creation" instead of being stuck in old ways?