A New Thing!
“Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past.
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 43:18-19.
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 43:18-19.
Aloha Girls!
I love this divine reminder! - - - don’t you? It reminds me that my past, whether filled with good things or disappointing things, filled with pain or regrets… these things do not define me. That is really good news! Our God is a God of new beginnings. This passage encourages us to “forget the former things + and do not dwell on the past”. I did write about this idea in our last January hearts to pray devotion. It doesn’t mean we’re to erase our past from our memory. But we aren’t to re-live the past over and over again, as if the good ol’ days are behind us. It’s great to reflect and learn from our past, but then we need to let it go; to reach forward to what lies ahead and press forward - not looking back. Remember what happened to Lot’s wife when she longing looked back? She turned into a pillar of salt.
You may be thinking, “what’s so wrong with what she did? What’s wrong with looking back?” To merely look back - to remember - is not bad in itself. We all have fond memories of things we have done. I love to look back at our photo albums and FB memories and reminisce about the days gone by! There’s nothing wrong with that. But this is not what Mrs. Lot was doing! Tragedy overtook her, because she was so tied to her past that it prevented her from pressing on with the Lord. The Lord had a future and a hope for Mrs. Lot. He was trying to lead her there and she wouldn’t let go of her past! Are we guilty of repeating the same mistake?
God calls us to lift our eyes from what was, and instead, look for what He is doing now. Even in the most barren seasons of life like the wilderness, wastelands; God promises to make a way to bring refreshment. What hope we can have for our future. This promise of Isaiah 43:18-19 is that God is already at work! We can anticipate this truth filled fact, even when we can’t see it yet. The “new thing” may be slow to appear in your life, but it’s springing up! Can you perceive it?
I love this divine reminder! - - - don’t you? It reminds me that my past, whether filled with good things or disappointing things, filled with pain or regrets… these things do not define me. That is really good news! Our God is a God of new beginnings. This passage encourages us to “forget the former things + and do not dwell on the past”. I did write about this idea in our last January hearts to pray devotion. It doesn’t mean we’re to erase our past from our memory. But we aren’t to re-live the past over and over again, as if the good ol’ days are behind us. It’s great to reflect and learn from our past, but then we need to let it go; to reach forward to what lies ahead and press forward - not looking back. Remember what happened to Lot’s wife when she longing looked back? She turned into a pillar of salt.
You may be thinking, “what’s so wrong with what she did? What’s wrong with looking back?” To merely look back - to remember - is not bad in itself. We all have fond memories of things we have done. I love to look back at our photo albums and FB memories and reminisce about the days gone by! There’s nothing wrong with that. But this is not what Mrs. Lot was doing! Tragedy overtook her, because she was so tied to her past that it prevented her from pressing on with the Lord. The Lord had a future and a hope for Mrs. Lot. He was trying to lead her there and she wouldn’t let go of her past! Are we guilty of repeating the same mistake?
God calls us to lift our eyes from what was, and instead, look for what He is doing now. Even in the most barren seasons of life like the wilderness, wastelands; God promises to make a way to bring refreshment. What hope we can have for our future. This promise of Isaiah 43:18-19 is that God is already at work! We can anticipate this truth filled fact, even when we can’t see it yet. The “new thing” may be slow to appear in your life, but it’s springing up! Can you perceive it?
Hope you can join us for our Spring brunch on Saturday, May 3rd . This is our theme verse.
Blessings, Kare
Blessings, Kare
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