Good Monday Morning, Everyone!
Here’s what I initially jotted down this morning: The Holy Spirit told me this morning that I have the life He wanted me to have including my upbringing. God’s doing things in my life that could not have happened any other way. I need to line up my heart with this and learn all He wants me to learn about what He’s allowed in my life. If I don’t, I can feel like a victim, become bitter, feel ripped off, like the world owes me, develop impatience, and who knows what else.
Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things (Including thought patterns that keep us bound) are passed away; behold, all things (even what we think was a mistake) are become new.
2 Corinthians 5:17
Brothers and sisters (that’s everyone on my email list), I (The Apostle Paul and us, too) do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 3:13-14
You (God) saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book. Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed.
Psalm 139:16
Boy, what a great day. Ann and I could sense the enemy was trying to get us stirred up this weekend and this morning, too. After not sleeping well and having the enemy tell me I’ve been ripped off in my life in certain areas, I was “feeling” a little frazzled lying in bed. I got up and began making our coffee when the Holy Spirit said, “Mark, I want you to know that it was no mistake that you were raised in the home you grew up in and the health issues and DNA you acquired from your family. If I’d wanted you have a different growing up experience and different DNA, I would not have had you born into the family you had. If you’ll let Me, I’ll use all of it for My glory, and, through it, show you My love, grace, and mercy for you as well.”
Boy, I hope that helps someone cause what the Holy Spirit told me was huge for me. What He shared can completely do away with feeling badly about my past and set me free in incredible ways including removing all self-pity, anger, bitterness, not liking myself, etc. It can set me on a path for God to use anything He’s allowed in my past for His glory. I can go on from here trusting totally in Him, His plan, His future for me that’s more glorious and bright now that I know none of my past was a mistake. It was His plan and He’s going to show me all the wonderful reasons as I continue to walk with Him.
Talk about the super-natural power contained in Romans 8:28. Wow.
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
Romans 8:28
Forgive me, God, for not trusting you with what You’ve allowed in my life. Help me to move forward free in You as you work out Your perfect plan for me.
Praise Jesus! What a blessing this morning was. Everything in our past can be redeemed by Jesus. In fact, He allowed it for His purposes to be carried out.
God doesn’t make mistakes. In Jesus, everything is redeemable and made into blessings by His great power. We’re truly FREE in Christ! Hallelujah!
God bless,
Mark