(Isaiah 43:18-21 NIV) “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. 19 See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland. 20 The wild animals honor me, the jackals and the owls, because I provide water in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland, to give drink to my people, my chosen,21 the people I formed for myself that they may proclaim my praise.
1. Prioritize the Past
There’s a reason wind shields are big and rearview mirrors are small.
Look back just long enough to learn.
(Philippians 3:13 NLT) No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it, but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead,
Moving forward requires forgetting.
2. Change your
(Hebrews 11:1 NIV) Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.
(John 20:29 NIV) Then Jesus told [Thomas], “Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”
(Ephesians 1:18 NIV) I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people,
3. Embrace the “
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(Luke 5:37 NLT) “And no one puts new wine into old wineskins. For the new wine would burst the wineskins, spilling the wine and ruining the skins.”
4. Conclude with
(1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 NIV) Rejoice always, 17 pray continually, 18 give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.