There are times in life when we wish that we can let go of
our past and start a fresh life someplace else with the hope of never seeing
familiar faces that remind us of the past. We tend to base our self-worth on
past failures, dissatisfaction with how we look, or bad habits we engage in,
and we develop the “I am what I am, or
the I cannot change and the I am hopeless” attitudes. Even
if you are able to move past your past, somehow deep within it still lingers in
your person, in other words it affects your attitude, your words, and it even
affects your perception of life.
Some people may say “well this is just who I am and either
you accept me or you don’t!” not realizing that their view of themselves demonstrates
low self-esteem. Robert McGee (Search for Significance) says it this
way:
“If we excuse our failures with an
attitude of hopelessness, too often our personality can become glued to the
failures. Our self-image becomes no more
than a reflection of our past…many times the opinion of oneself is based on
past failures, and those failures keep us from enjoying new experiences.”
Ask yourself:
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Am I capable of going forward?
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Do I have what it takes to go forward?
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Do I truly believe what God is saying about me?
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But what if I fail, what then?
You cannot allow your past to dictate your future. If the past dictates how we treat yourself
and others, or how we react to new situations, or how we behave, then growth
has been stifled. We are not moving forward but standing in the current and
holding tightly to the past. How can you ever begin to understand who God says
that you are and what has been given to you if you don’t let go of the past? How can you appreciate the blessings when you
feel so little about yourself?
“Too often our self-image rests solely on an evaluation of
our past behavior, being measured only through a memory. Day after day, year after year, we tend to
build our personalities on the rubble of yesterday’s personal disappointments.”
(R. McGee; 1990). We must have a new
perspective which must be based on the Word of God, and the unconditional love
and acceptance of God. The reality of
what we face is that God’s love is unconditional and our past is just that –
past. But if you continue to value all
your failures, then you will be swallowed up in the self-pity pit.
How does one start to get out of this stronghold and lies of
the devil?
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Be honest with yourself and with God, He already
knows everything
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Talk with someone whom you can be totally honest
with and who can keep what you tell them, and one you can be accountable to
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Study the Word of God, search it for what you
are experiencing, whatever your need is at that moment God’s Word has an answer
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Apply what you have found, don’t think that it
was for “back then” God’s Word is relevant today, now. You can trust His Word that it will not fail
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Pray daily or as often as you need to. We must communicate with the one who knows
all about our weaknesses and failures and still He loves us
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Praise Him as often as you can, for praise will
destroy the schemes and plots that the enemy will try to throw back at you to
make you doubt
Do not allow to the past to come into your future, God loves
you and He chose you to be His child.
Don’t ever think that you can hide anything from Him because He is
Omniscient, Omnipotent and Omnipresent.
Jesus gave His life for you, His blood was shed for your sins and with His
Resurrection, it is to give you eternal life. When we abide in the present and
still holding on to the past we are not walking in faith, or hope, we are not
embracing newness of life and we are not trusting in God.
It’s time to put the past that you are holding on to at the
foot of the cross and raise your eyes to behold our Savior and Lord who loves
you and go forward into a new and wondrous future.
God bless
Nina Jenkins
Chosn4God
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