GETTING OVER THE PAST

AUGUST 8th - CAPSULE 8

TOPIC: GETTING OVER THE PAST

BIBLE TEXT: PSALM 57 VS 7 – My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praised.

There are people who have had things worse than you and done better, and some who have had it better than you and done worse.

Your circumstances have little to do with getting over your past . . . . . . .

However, these four things can keep you stuck:

1. Resentment: Are you busy trying to bring them down your level? If so, then listen –“In honour, preferring one another (Romans 12 vs. 10).

2. Regret: Paul said, “Forgetting those things which are before” (Philippians 3 vs. 13). You will never reach ahead until you forget what’s behind. We all have things we wish we had done differently. Learn from them, forgive yourself and move on.

3. Self-Pity: After his greatest victory, Elijah wallowed in it. Listen, “I’ve had enough……..take away my life…….the people of Israel have killed………your prophets and I only am left; and now they are trying to kill me too” (2 Kings 19 vs. 4 -10). That’s self-pity in the raw, and if you let it in, it’ll take over your life.

4. An unteachable spirit: listen –“my people perish for lack of knowledge” (Hosea 4 vs. 6). The only thing that’s worse than ignorance is the prejudice that defends it, and the pride that refuses to acknowledge it or rise above it. God has surrounded you with opportunities to learn. Take advantage of them.

Prayer: Lord help me to forge ahead no matter the circumstances in Jesus name.

Insight: Remember, what you learn today will determine what you become tomorrow.

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