Sunday, January 1, 2017

Let Go of the Past

Some things in the past we should let go. Cherish your precious memories, but let go of things from the past which hinder you. Refuse to live in the past. Look ahead with faith and hope in God. It's time to move forward. Thank God for bringing you this far. Trust God for new opportunities and blessings in your life.

Let go of the hurts and heartaches of the past. Forgive those who have hurt you. Pray for those who have spoken against you. Let it go. It will only continue to hurt, if you hold on to those things. Give them to God in prayer. Ask Him to heal the broken and bruised places of your heart. He still heals the broken heart. Give yourself time to grieve, then move on with your life.

There are two kinds of people in this life. There are those who only look back to the hurts and bad experiences of the past. Then, there are those who don't take time to look back very often. They have goals ahead, anticipating better things that God has for them. What is your goal in life?

For the believer in Jesus Christ, the goal of life is God's call to serve Him, focused upon Christ. The believer is always looking ahead. Every believer should share the same goal in this life: "Forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus" (Philippians 3:13-14).