The past is the past! Nothing can change it or what happened, no matter how much we would like to. But would we really want to? Most of those situations, made us who we are today. Whether we like our self or not— how we think, feel and act all derived from our past choices. Only, what we do and/or say today, can change or effect what we will be tomorrow.
This past year of 2009, began as a year of great expectations for me. I believed, I had made some good choices then, but before the year was half over, things began to changed. Thoughts of prosperity, giving, blessing and ministry all took a different turn than what I had expected. The last half of the year, seemed like survival. I began to realize and feel like I had step out into free-fall. Jesus had said, "Come" and so I did. But I didn't expect what happened. I was trusting Him, Now I was hoping, that He was going to catch me before I hit the ground. It's been a long ways, but He has assured me that He is with me all the way, reassuring that every promise He made would be fulfilled, even if I didn't see or feel it at the time.
When God speaks I listen and try to obey, my spirit man says, "Amen, so be it!" But later, my flesh sometimes wanted to scream, "Help me" or "God, where are you?" And then He reminds me again, "I'm still with you. Do you trust me?" My answer is still, "Yes!" So now, I'm thanking Him for things unseen as though they were.
Jesus changed my expectations into clarification of relationship and destiny this past six months. So now, I'm making choices to leave the old and familiar for a better future—to go where no man has gone before. But more significant, knowing what will happen is not as important as knowing Jesus and who I am. The Bible says, "the steps of a righteous man are order by the Lord." So by faith I'm taking those steps each day, for tomorrow and next year and the years after that. And I'm taking bigger ones each time; knowing everything I do with Him in 2010, has already been accomplished—because with God there is no time restraints. And 2010 was an awesome year. Hope it was for you too.
Jesus changed my expectations into clarification of relationship and destiny this past six months. So now, I'm making choices to leave the old and familiar for a better future—to go where no man has gone before. But more significant, knowing what will happen is not as important as knowing Jesus and who I am. The Bible says, "the steps of a righteous man are order by the Lord." So by faith I'm taking those steps each day, for tomorrow and next year and the years after that. And I'm taking bigger ones each time; knowing everything I do with Him in 2010, has already been accomplished—because with God there is no time restraints. And 2010 was an awesome year. Hope it was for you too.
Thank you, Jesus, for a wonderful and happy new year.
