Now and Forever
When a person confesses with their mouth the Lord Jesus and believes in their heart that God has raised him from the dead, they are saved (Romans 10:9). At that point, the miracle of all miracles takes place and spirit, the gift from God, is born within. That person's life is changed right now and forever. As the mind is renewed, the potential that is latent within that new birth can begin to come into fruition. The past is dead and gone and all things become new.