All of us have things in our past that we regret. Maybe you did something wrong, or had something wrong happen to you. Or maybe you let a key opportunity pass you by.
Things in our past can dominate our present and cripple our future
But God doesn’t want us to get stuck in a moment in our past, no matter how horrible it was. He wants us to keep going so we can fulfill His purpose and truly enjoy our lives.
The thief comes only in order to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance (to the full, till it overflows). (John 10:10, AMP)
God has a phenomenal life planned for us, but too often we allow the enemy to steal our joy by focusing on our past. But in order for us to live the incredible lives that God planned for us, we need to leave our past behind and press forward.
We need to get unstuck
The trap of the past has a voice: “I’ve made too many mistakes,” “There’s no way to overcome the mess I have in my life,” “I’m too old,” or “It’s just too late.”
But truth has a voice too that says: “Whoever you are, wherever you are, whatever you’ve been through, it’s never too late to begin again!”
The bible is filled with stories of people who were freed from their past
A woman known as “Rahab the harlot” was rescued and included in the bloodline of Jesus Christ.
Ashamed because he gave into fear and denied that he even knew Jesus, Peter was forgiven and inspired to preach the first recorded sermon in the New Testament. 3000 people came to Christ.
Persecuting the early Christians, Paul was caught in a trap religious zeal and self-righteousness. However God transformed him and gave him the most important insights to grace and justification by faith recorded in scripture.
God loves new beginnings
Life in Christ is a fresh start. The truth is, the greatest new beginning any of us can have is becoming a new creature in Christ.
This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun! (2 Corinthians 5:17, NLT)
God chooses to not only forgive all of our sins, but also to forget them.
I will forgive their sins and will no longer remember their wrongs. (Hebrews 8:12, GNB)
We need to stop remembering what God has forgotten. There’s nothing you’ve done that’s a surprise to Him.
Your history is not your destiny!
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