"What About Yesterday?"

Reflections4Life™ September 4, 2022

“What About Yesterday?”

“Do not call to mind the former things, or ponder things of the past. Behold, I will do something new. Now it will spring forth”... Isaiah 43:18-19a (NASB)

Scripture Contemplation: Isaiah 42; 43; 2 Corinthians 5; Colossians 3; Revelation 21…

Whatever is going on in your life now, be assured that God is doing a new thing. However, you will never be able to see, understand, or recognize it, if you are too preoccupied with yesterday. It is time to let some things go so that you can make room for what God has for you right now.

I decree that this week’s Reflections are a continued source of encouragement and inspiration for your heart, mind, and soul. There is much the Father wants to reveal to you; so much, He wants to do in your life. There is so much greatness waiting to manifest. Yield to His love and cover this week. Open your heart and receive all God has been longing to give you.

This week I will celebrate my birthday (Should God grant me continued life) I am truly grateful. However, on this birthday I feel a different current working through the atmosphere. There are shifts in my life. Though it may not feel good right now, I know it is for the better, for a great and mighty tomorrow. I am grateful for another year of life. Although all is not as I desire, I am nonetheless blessed because I trust the Father to keep His promises. I am determined to concentrate on the good and not allow sadness, heartache, disappointment, or discouragement to dictate the happiness of my present or future. I am truly blessed and thank the Father for a new year of His grace, mercy, love, direction, and supernatural happenings in my life! Thank You, Lord!

There is so much of today, of the present, that we miss out on in life because our focus is continually on yesterday: What happened yesterday? Who did what to you yesterday? What didn’t go right yesterday? What you didn’t get yesterday, and so on, and so on. We miss many opportunities that God has placed before us today, opportunities waiting for us to seize.

Fear is often a part of yesterday. Because yesterday did not occur as we desired, or bad things occurred, we have fears of moving forward or hoping in today. Relationships did not work out, so we fear not being loved or loved again. Friendships fall apart; we fear we will not trust another person again. The career we desired did not pan out the way we wanted, so we fear trying something new or different because we do not want to be disappointed. Beloved, all of this is a part of life. These things happen sometimes. However, we should never give it the power to rule and dictate the rest of our lives. That was just a season. Yes, it has an impact. Yet, what God has written for us is larger than heartache and pain. It is far greater than anything else we could have ever known.

Yet, most of us have made fear our companion. Fear can immobilize us; keep us from moving forward in the promises of God. We can become fearful of ever trying again or stepping out in faith on the path God has ordained for us. Together, faith and fear cannot operate. We are either walking in one or the other but never both. I can testify faith is a whole lot better!

 It is time, Beloveds. It is time to move forward and into the new things God has ordained for your life. It is time to stop pondering on former things and allow the Holy Spirit to lead you into the path of today and the promises of the Father manifesting in your life.

Are you tired of carrying those old bags? Are you tired of fighting the same old fight? Tired you are missing out? Are you not tired of not living life to the fullest? God is waiting on you to decide if you truly want what He has already promised and done for you.

Isaiah 43:16-19 (The Message Bible) “This is what God says, the God who builds a road right through the ocean, who carves a path through pounding waves the God who summons horses and chariots and armies—they lie down and then can’t get up; they’re snuffed out like so many candles: “Forget about what’s happened; don’t keep going over old history. Be alert, be present. I’m about to do something brand-new. It’s bursting out! Don’t you see it? There it is! I’m making a road through the desert, rivers in the badlands.”

Amen! I do not know about you, but that makes me excited! It not only makes me excited, but it also gives me hope, strengthening my faith in the God I serve. I know and understand that my Father has already made a path for me. To walk on that will lead me to an expected end. That, through the harshest of places and the roughest of times, God is doing something brand new just for me. All I have to do is let go of the past, what didn’t work, and who did whatever, and follow what God is saying right now!

Yes. It can be difficult letting go of the past, not dwelling on what took place when you are currently dealing with its aftermath. However, yield to the Father. Give it all to God. Do not keep going over what was and what did not take place or what someone did. Be alert and present. Be in the here and now, and allow God to lead you to the place He has long ordained for you. Think of it this way: Every hurt, pain, failure, and heartaches are tools and experiences that God has used to strengthen you for the abundance and overflow of blessings He is about to manifest in your life. Those trials and tests? The heartache and heartbreak? They were all making room for the divine blessings of God that He has ordained for you from the beginning. Think about Job.

My Beloveds, may the spirit of peace and prosperity finds permanent rest in your lives. I decree that every good thing that God has ordained for your life will become evident to you. Let the Father’s healing consume you—reaching every barren, hollowed, and hurting place. Let God do that new thing in you and bring you to a place of rest and completion. He loves you and has already ordained a path filled with hope, love, faith, and greatness. You are blessed. Now go ….and be a Blessing!

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