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"See, I am doing a new thing!
Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?
I am making a way in the wilderness
and streams in the wasteland."
ISAIAH 43:19
A FRESH BEGINNING
God
uses events in our lives to shape us, to teach us, to grow us--and some
of the key events are those sparked by sin (our own or someone sinning
against us), by our missteps, by our confusion. Memories of the past,
therefore, can too easily feel like shackles holding us to failures, regrets, ignorance, foolishness, and sin.
However,
God doesn't want us bound by our past. When God saves us from the
death we deserve for our sin, He frees us from the guilt and shame of
our former life as well. He gives us a fresh beginning. He frees us to
receive every good thing He wants to give us.
If
your past feels like a wilderness, know that God wants to make a road
through it, perhaps to help you navigate the difficult years and salvage
the good. If your past feels like a desertland of death, know that God
will make rivers of redemption flow as He brings beauty out of ashes.
Embrace the fresh beginning God wants to give you.
from Discovering God's Daily Agenda
by Henry & Richard Blackaby