Before
we can move into our new season we have to let go of the old first.
“Old
what you may be asking?”
1. Old
attitudes that kept us in the “wilderness,” and moving into our “promised
land.” These attitudes include: complaining, murmuring, fault-finding, covertness,
thanklessness, and idolatry.
2. Old
mind-sets. Allowing our minds to think whatever it wants, and not taking every
thought captive into the obedience of Jesus (2 Corinthians 10:4-5). Thinking
thoughts that are negative, faithless, and hopeless. Some of us have strongholds
and lies that we have believed for years and need to be torn-down by renewing
our minds in the Word of God.
3. Holding
onto the old things of the past. Some
friendships, ministries, and possibly marriages did not succeed but when we
hold onto these things and condemn ourselves repeatedly for our past mistakes
we cannot move forward. Ask God to forgive you if you need to, and believe that
God has forgiven you and that He does not want you dwelling in your past any
longer. (Philippians 3:13-14).
Moving
forward into our promised land will require “letting go” of former things.
Former things that are no longer working for us, and possibly areas of sin in
our lives that must be dealt with.
Ask
yourself what is no longer working in your life?
For example you want to go forward in your life and experience all that God has
for you but you are still holding onto selfishness and pride. Perhaps God is
asking you to let go of worry and fear. Anything that could be hindering you
from moving forward God very well may have you to remove these before preceding
to what He has for you next. If you have gotten yourself into the habit of
complaining, God may have you deal with this before experiencing your
breakthrough or blessing that you have been waiting for.
Ask God what old things need to be discarded in your
life, and what new things He is wanting to bring into your life. You may have
to get rid of the old before God can make room for the new. Some things no
longer work for us, and we need to have wisdom to what those things are. If you
are going to purchase a new car and your old car is still in the garage, how
can you make room for that new car? Some will try and fit the new car with the
old car, but why would you want to hold onto your old car if it no longer is
working? Some of us need to stop holding onto to the things in our past, so
that God can make room for the new things He is trying to bring to pass.
If what you are doing in your life is not working, it
is time to make some changes. The mental health definition of insanity is doing
the same thing over and over again expecting different results. Is it time for change?
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