Living In The Past

"You have scrutinized my actions and all my days are ordained by you; you have recorded them all in your book before any one of them ever existed." - Psalm 139:16

You know, our pasts dictate our future. On a positive note, if we do well in school and make the right choices, we walk a straight path in life, but then there are also the twists and turns along the way that bring about pain and sin. If this is the case, then most likely, you carry along the fear, shame, and insecurity that nothing will turn out right for you and you'll never have a good relationship or get a good job. You allow the past to tell you what your future is. But God just doesn't work like that. If you trust in Him, He will create ways to give you the future He destined you for, no matter what in your past has gone wrong. You have to remember that God is good and has promised to be with you, to guide you, through anything.

I heard a preacher say that the highest buildings have the lowest, deepest foundations. This means that it doesn't matter how poor you are, how dysfunctional your family is or how badly you've behaved, you can put your trust in God so that He can take you to a higher place. You will go from the depths of that building and rise above it all in your future! This psalm says that before anything ever happens to you, God already has it recorded in His book, yet you are very aware of the beautiful plans He has promised you! You have to believe that God uses your past to bring more value, meaning and joy to your future if you allow Him to! Let your past dictate your future so that you can see God turn your depths into sky scrapers!

Today's Prayer:
Lord God, thank You for using my past, although I have trouble believing it, as a stepping stone for the wonderful promises You have ahead of me. At times I do struggle and it's hard for me to see that light at the end of the tunnel, but I know that You are God and You are the Almighty so I will put my faith in You. In Your Name we pray, amen.