In Ephesians 4:25-32, Paul continues to contrast the old and the new. In 4:22 & 24 he said to put of the old and put on the new because they are in God’s new humanity. But it is a struggle, often a daily struggle. What Paul sets up for us in these verses follows a pattern: a negative command, a positive command, and finally the reason for that command. What’s striking, is that “reason.” We are in something together. Why lie to, steal from, damage, and divide what God has done so much to unite in Christ?  In 4:30, Paul tells us that our poor behaviours also “grieve” his Holy Spirit! God is grieved when we mistreat a fellow-member of Christ’s body. So that should sober us as we consider what we are about to say or do to our spouse or kids, or to those we serve with at CIT. In 4:23, Paul gives us a way to align with God’s desire each day: “Be being renewed in your mind.” That is a continual and ongoing process. It’s not once for all. How are you doing that each day?