Leave the Past in Your Blind-Spot
Leave the Past in Your Blind-Spot
ByOne of the hardest things to do is let go of the past and embrace the future. Too many go around placing importance on past faults, failures, and hurts.
When you give too much power to your past, it can cause bitterness, loss of hope, and resentment. And when these things are allowed to take hold in your life, they cause a downward spiral of hurt and pain.
But I believe that it’s not God’s will for you to dwell on the past. He wants you to look toward the future with expectation. Even when you can’t see a promising future, God knows the future, and He has great things in store!
In Jeremiah 29:11, the Lord reminds you that He has plans to prosper you and not harm you. He has plans of hope and a future ahead for you. But in order to access that prosperity, you have to intently focus on your future.
I always say, when you look toward the future, your past becomes your blind-spot. You see, In your car, there’s a big windshield and a very small rear-view mirror. Why? Because where you’ve been is not nearly as important as where you’re going.
So here’s the thing- place the failures of your past in your blind-spot. In other words, you only want to get enough of a glimpse at them to know that that’s not where you want to be.
I like what apostle Paul says in Philippians 3:13. He says, “I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting these things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead.”
Just like apostle Paul, your declaration should be that you’re forgetting your past and reaching forward toward the things which are ahead.
No good thing can come from dwelling on past failures. There’s hope ahead. Be encouraged my friends and look ahead to your great reward! If you’ll look forward with hope and expectation, God will reveal a future full of prosperity as you charge forth on your journey of life!
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