This past weekend, I met a man who believed that his past disqualified him from a new beginning in life. He had committed armed robbery on more occasions than he could count and had just been released from a seven-year prison sentence.

In his time of need when he was in prison, he had given his life to Jesus and was delivered from torment. But now that he was out, he was struggling to envision what his new life would look like.

As I began to share with him the process of reinventing himself, his faith in the possibility of new beginnings. He began to see that even though he had broken the law and used power over people to fulfill his needs he could still get a do-over.

Maybe you haven’t actually spent time behind bars, but you too feel imprisoned by your past. But just like this man, you have the power to create a new future. You can reinvent yourself through God’s miracle-working power at any point.

He created you for a purpose and his desire is to transform you into the person He created you to be.

Whether you’ve gotten off path because of poor choices or have been tossed about by the waves of life, a new beginning IS possible. I invite you to take these three steps to reinvent yourself.

Step 1: Discover