"Brethren, i count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing i do; forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth to those things which are before" (philipians 3:13)
Sometimes we think of how much we wasted and mismanaged the past! There is a need to release the past if we must concentrate on the future, let it go and be gone forever.
The times channeled in lamenting over the past can be utilized to amend the present and ascend into the future. Time is precious and should not be wasted.
So long as the past remains relevant, the new will never be revealed.
So long as you're occupied with where you're coming from, the path to your destination won't be seen clearly.
Nobody moves forward with the reverse gear.
Yesterday deserves and needs a goodbye kiss.
Though the past was terrible, the future is terrific and wonderful.
God has reserved the best for the future and until the past is released, you won't appreciate the beauty of the future.
Focus on what you can still achieve and do to gladden God's heart.
Don't ever nurse the idea that your history is powerful enough to prevent your glorious destiny from coming to limelight.
If the past had enough potential to prevent the manifestation of the future and destiny, king Solomon would never have ascended the throne of Israel, but our gracious God gave him the throne he didn't deserve by any standard.
He was a product of an adulterous relationship and by birth order, he wasn't the first born, he personally confessed that he was inexperienced! God overlooked his past and crowned him with honour, glory and splendor
How about Joseph? His troubles were many and it seems they won't come to an end. Joseph released his past and became the prime minister in Egypt (a foreign land).
The understanding of his greatness will never occur to anyone until you begin to imagine the process;
- A slave boy became a prime minister without election
- A just released prisoner, from prison to a position of honour.
- He woke up as a bachelor and got married to the choicest lady in the land!
- A day before, he was terrible broke and bankrupt, but just in a day difference he had an official quarters, rides, money, security details etc.
- An erstwhile Mr nobody all of a sudden became the greatest man in the land.
God packaged all these and made Joseph forget his past, a past which had no impact on his future
Don't let the situations of life become a part of life by nursing it.
Irrespective of the past you have or the mistakes you've made, it doesn't change the plans of God for you! You can still become whatever you want!
The ugliness of the past only prepares the ground for a beautiful future.
The best way to benefit from the past is to learn from it and never get hold of it!
Always know that the past is not suppose to be your tomb but your launching pad.
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