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Continue from "Don’t Allow The Past To Control The Future Part 1"

Bethel> You can deprive yourself of a great future, if you don’t let go of the past.
Bethel> Evidence of the fact that the past need not dictate the future can be found in the life stories of many great achievers.
Bethel> I am thinking of John Walsh, founder of America’s Most Wanted TV program. When his son Adam was kidnapped and murdered, he turned around that traumatic event by helping to apprehend those that break the law.
Bethel> Think of the wealthy businessmen, leading sportsmen, great scientists, movie icons, super models and entrepreneurs in all walks of life.
Bethel> Did they all achieve success, fame and wealth because they came from a privileged background?
Bethel> Did they all achieve success, fame and wealth because they came from a privileged background?
Bethel> Did they all have caring parents, a superior education and limitless financial backing?
Bethel> Many of these successful people started life in an ordinary or even underprivileged homes, but they were able to achieve success because they did not allow their past control their future.
Bethel> If you’re dealing with your mistakes, you’ll certainly have to accept responsibility for your actions.
Bethel> Letting go of loved ones, whether it’s a divorced spouse, deceased child, estranged brother, or euthanized pet, it is difficult to do.
Bethel> You’ll not only survive, you’ll be wiser, more peaceful, and more centered than before if you learn to let go of your past.
Bethel> Remember that your past does not determine your future.
Bethel> Your past, no matter how messed up your circumstances are, are NOT the determining factors that will decide your destiny.
Bethel> You and only you alone have the power to change your destiny no matter what your circumstances are.
Bethel> I heard it said, "Decision determines destiny."
Bethel> Your decision is what will determine your future, your past has absolutely no role to play in it.
Bethel> It makes no difference what was your past was like.
Bethel> Start accepting responsibility for whatever happens in your life from today on.
Bethel> By shifting your responsibility and blaming others, you are only giving yourself excuses instead of being responsible for your own success.
Bethel> "Your past is important, but it is not nearly as important as the way you see your future."
Bethel> Forget about the past. Let it go!
Bethel> Set high but attainable goals for yourself. Let your goals be SMART.
Bethel> According to a Chinese Proverb, ‘Insanity is doing the same thing in the same way, expecting a different result.’
Bethel> I repeat that one… According to a Chinese Proverb, ‘Insanity is doing the same thing in the same way, expecting a different result.’
Bethel> So, if you have been aiming to break from your past through a particular strategy, and you find it’s not working, change your strategy.
Kiddo84> AMEN to that!
Bethel> You can do all things through Christ who strengthens you!
Bethel> You and not anyone else will successfully break away from your past because your past does not determine your future.
Bethel> The Scripture in Philippians 3:13 says "Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling in Christ Jesus.
Bethel> I used to focus on the part about forgetting the past, forgetting those things which are behind.
Bethel> That is not all that we should focus on. He said, . . . this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before.
Bethel> I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling in Christ Jesus. He is saying that in order to press toward the mark, we must do two things
Bethel> We have to: 1) forget the past, and, 2) reach for our future.
Bethel> When a trapeze artist is up on the ledge, she is holding on to a bar, and then she swings down. If all she did was let go, then she is going down.
Bethel> She has to let go of one bar, reach out and hang on to another one, in order to get to the other side.
Bethel> It’s the same way with our lives. You have to let go of the past, but you also have to hang on to something else: a vision.
Bethel> You have to hang on to your future. Jesus came to give us abundant life.
Bethel> Satan is working overtime to distract you. The thing he does not want you to have is a vision for your life.
Bethel> He knows that without a vision, you will perish. Perish means to die! You will die without a vision. It’s so vital.
Bethel> You can only conquer your past by focusing on your future.
Bethel> By having a vision, or a plan, for your life. And the most important vision that you could ever have is for your relationship with the Lord.
Bethel> I can tell you that when you start setting goals to get to know God better, it will move you right into His perfect will for your life.
Bethel> This is not about being legalistic–that you have to read a certain number of chapters in the Bible everyday or pray for a certain amount of time during a certain time of the day.
Bethel> Have your own plan to get to know the Lord.
Bethel> Because the closer you get to God, the more you learn about Him. The more you spend time just hearing the Word, the more sensitive you become to hearing His voice.
Bethel> You don’t question ‘was that God or was that me, or was it even the devil’.
Bethel> The closer you get to Him, the more you will know when He is leading you.
Bethel> And it’s not hard. It really doesn’t even take much effort.
Bethel> You can listen to a faith-building CD while you are getting ready in the morning, or riding in your car.
Bethel> Praise and worship CDs are a huge blessing as well.
Bethel> Successful people don’t become successes over night. They became a success because they had a plan.
Bethel> When you get a plan to get to know God, He will lead you into His perfect will for your life.
Bethel> Success starts with getting to know God!
Bethel> The secret of your future is hidden in your daily routine. God has plans for your life.
Bethel> He wants to use you – your past and your future – to help others.
Bethel> So don’t be stuck in your past. God’s not.
Bethel> Get a vision for your life.
Bethel> You can only conquer your past by focusing on your God-given future!
Bethel> Let’s pray…
Bethel> Dear Lord Jesus, we give thanks to You for loving us so much that You gave Your only Son for our redemption, and our healing.
Bethel> Lord, we lift up our brother, SeekHm1st, asking You to completely heal him and give him strength.
Bethel> Lord, I pray that this study tonight touched hearts, that Your Word gave
Bethel> them insight how to live a peaceful and fulfilled life to be set free from their past experiences. Lord, only You can heal the hurts of past.
Bethel> Thank You Lord for loving us unconditionally.
Bethel> I pray a blessing on all our friends who are with us tonight. Lord, go with them and protect them.
Kiddo84> yes Lord
Bethel> I pray a blessing on all our friends who are with us tonight. Lord, go with them and protect them.
Bethel> In Jesus’ mighty name… Amen
Tigre_branco> Amen
Deacon> Amen
ready4thelord> Amen
Snapstur> Amen
rossini> Amen
ready4thelord> amen
dodi> amen
Kiddo84> amen
AmazingGrace> amen
Jenjen> amen