In order to step into your new season, you have to let go of
the past. Letting go of all that hinders you. This is a time to leave the “wilderness”
and enter into your “promised land.” You cannot carry old, dead-weights into
your promised land, but you must diligently lay aside all that would weigh you
down; your burdens and concerns of this world. For some, you will not be
bringing much of anything of your former season into the Promised Land. It is
by and through obedience we take what God shows us into our new season, Promised
Land.
These are some things that will hinder you arrival into
the Promised Land:
1.
Religion, traditions of men, and legalism.
2.
Toxic and unhealthy relationships.
3.
Anything that hinders your faith, would cause
you to stumble or to sin.
4.
Old childhood wounds and current wounds. No
victim mentalities in the Promised Land.
5.
Fear of man, people-pleasing, and people
approval, along with false responsibility, false guilt and condemnation.
6.
Bitterness, anger, and unforgiveness. We must
choose to forgive, release anger and walk in love.
7.
Complaining, murmuring, fault-finding, judging,
and criticizing.
We must be free of the entanglements of the world, and go
forth in the calling that God had laid out for us. This is a season of change,
opportunity, restoration, and open doors. It is time to stop counting all of
our losses, reflecting and talking about our wounds, and instead be healed and
victorious through Christ.
From the book of Joshua, chapter 5, we read that the
Israelites spent 39 years in the wilderness unnecessarily because they were
terrified of the Canaanites. They underestimated God’s ability. The Israelites’
first attempt to enter the promise land failed (Numbers 13, 14).
Don’t underestimate God in this new season. If we are
faithful to God, He will cause great opposition to disappear.
Reflection/Discussion Questions:
1. What is preventing you from
entering your promised land? What “giants” like the Canaanites are you fearful
of?
2. What do you need to lay
aside (look over questions 1-7) to enter the Promised Land?
3. Have you entered the Promised
Land before and did not stay? Do you believe God can cause your great opposition
to disappear this time around?
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