Being Remade

I Am New- Jason Gray

NOW I WON’T DENY THE WORST YOU COULD SAY ABOUT ME
BUT I’M NOT DEFINED BY MISTAKES THAT I’VE MADE BECAUSE GOD SAYS OF ME

I AM NOT WHO I WAS, I AM BEING REMADE, I AM NEW
I AM CHOSEN AND HOLY AND I’M DEARLY LOVED, I AM NEW, I AM NEW

WHO I THOUGHT I WAS AND WHO I THOUGHT I HAD TO BE
I HAD TO GIVE THEM BOTH UP CAUSE NEITHER WERE WILLING TO EVER BELIEVE

TOO LONG I HAVE LIVED IN THE SHADOWS OF SHAME
BELIEVING THAT THERE WAS NO WAY I COULD CHANGE
BUT THE ONE WHO IS MAKING EVERYTHING NEW DOESN’T SEE ME THE WAY THAT I DO
HE DOESN’T SEE ME THE WAY THAT I DO

I AM NOT WHO I WAS, I AM BEING REMADE, I AM NEW
DEAD TO THE OLD MAN, I’M COMING ALIVE, I AM NEW, I AM NEW

FORGIVEN, BELOVED, HIDDEN IN CHRIST
MADE IN THE IMAGE OF THE GIVER OF LIFE
RIGHTEOUS AND HOLY, REBORN AND REMADE
ACCEPTED AND WORTHY, THIS IS OUR NEW NAME
THIS IS WHO WE ARE NOW

I love the words in this song. I love the truth that God does not see me the way I see me. He sees me as unbroken, unblemished, whole, without shame, new, clean, beautiful, worthy....He loves me when I don't love myself. When I try to hide because of shame, He shines His light on me, refusing to let me hide. I am made in His image. He's the giver of life and I'm made in His image. That's crazy. I am accepted when others reject me.

I am being remade. I'm getting a new name. There's more I'd love to say about this song, but I think the lyrics speak for themselves.