" Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own. Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus". Phil. 3:12-14
"I can't shake my past." Words I have heard spoken many times by many different people. Often our past is what limits us, and keeps us defeated. The devil wants to remind you of your past. And we too often form our present from the past but God forms our present based on our future. All things, including your past, works for your good! While your past is over, God can make it work to your advantage. No matter how guilty you were, you are not guilty now. Romans 8:1 says "therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus". Expect God will turn it around for good, in some miraculous way. There is power in our thoughts and we must tell ourselves everyday that our past is forgiven and our present is our gift from the Lord and the future is in His hands. "Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert." Isaiah 43:18-19
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