The life I now live is

Galatians 2:20 (NKJV)
20 I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.

When we open the door of our heart to Jesus we exchange one life for another. The life we used to live was focused on living for our desires and our comfort. We lived according to the desires of our heart, which led us into lives of sin, living for our own pleasure and ignoring the truth and direction of God in our lives. The pursuit of sinful things will ultimately lead us to spiritual death.

James 1:20 (NKJV)
20 for the wrath of man does not produce the righteousness of God.

There is a constant searching in people for lives that are satisfying.
The problem that we have as humans is that there is a hole in our understanding of what we are here on earth for.
We were all created by the one true God, to worship and serve His purposes here in this world and the next. We can often resist the Lord in this because of our personal desires to live a "satisfying" life. We feel that in some way we are the authors of our own destiny. Our selfishness, our ignorance of God's purposes, and our evil desires get in the way of living the life that we were created to live.
There is a life that is totally different than anything you could orchestrate or create in your own strength. The life that I speak of is a life that is lived in total surrender to Jesus. Amazing things can happen when we truly lay down our desires and ask Jesus to put His desires in our heart. When or maybe more to the point "if" we do this, we are saying "Your will, not mine Lord, I lay down my agenda and desires for You Lord. Show me Your desires and character through Your Word, come into my conversation and thoughts, change my intentions and my direction."

Revelation 3:20 (NKJV)
20 Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me.

The church and world alike are full of people who do not really believe that Jesus has the power to do what He said He would do.
My prayer as a pastor is that people really would understand that the power that raised Christ from the dead is available to us through faith in Jesus Christ.

Ephesians 1:19-20 (NKJV)
19 and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power
20 which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places,

The power that raised Christ from the dead is available to anyone who would believe. That same power is what miraculously enables us to live a new life. His power raises us out of a life that is dead in sin and makes us alive and fulfilled through Christ Jesus.

I pray that the power that raised Jesus from the dead would work in your life. I encourage you to ask the Lord for this power to come into your life. Ask in faith and persist until you experience the life, presence, and power of Jesus in your life.

God Bless
Pastor Doug