Embrace the truth that Jesus doesn't come to "improve" your old life—let Him make you new, because in Christ your old self is truly dead and gone. Put yourself in Christ by confessing Jesus as Lord, believing in His resurrection, and calling on His name for salvation. Then keep living as His disciple by abiding in the Word and the Truth—meaning, stay close to Jesus Himself, not just information about Him. Present your whole self to God as a living sacrifice, and let Him transform you by renewing your mind instead of letting the world shape you. Stop obsessing over trying to remove sin by willpower, and focus on letting Jesus fill you, reshape your thinking, and take your thoughts captive in obedience to Him. Choose to think on what is true, honorable, right, pure, wholesome, lovely, peaceful, admirable, excellent, and praiseworthy—think on Jesus, center your mind on Him, and speak life by proclaiming who you are now: a new creation in Christ.