You Past Does Not Define Your Future.
This was a hard one for me to learn. Growing up I made a lot of mistakes and bad decisions. The choices I made were out of a wrong mindset. The Bible tells us that "What a man thinks in his heart, that he is." This is so true. Once I got labeled as "lazy" or "someone who won't amount to much" I took on that mindset and began to see myself as a failure and worthless. I didn't believe that I would be able to be successful in anything that I tried. I then took it one step further and began to see and allow my mistakes and decisions to become a foundation that I built my life upon. It was embarassing and shameful for me. I walked around with shame literally shackling me and holding me back from living a good and victorious life.
But all that changed when I gave my life to Christ. It was a starting over. My slate was wiped clean. Jesus used terms like "being born again" and "a new creation" to describe what takes place in our lives when we invite him into our lives.
My past is still my past. But God has redeemed my past in that many of the failures and mistakes I made I am able to come alongside other people today and help them overcome their past with the help of God.
I am living proof that your past does not have to define your future. I am not happy that I made the choices I made, but I am overjoyed that God has used those things in my past to make me a better Man, Husband, Father, Pastor and friend.
Don't let your past define your future! Today is a brand new day and God has a plan for your life today!
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