Are we carrying our past with us and allowing it to weigh us down and rob us of the Joy of the Lord and the Peace He can give us?
The array of Past issues people often carry:
Broken Relationships
Failures
Regrets
Fears
Failed Marriages
Bad Habits-gambling, substance abuse, porno, etc.
Lost Hopes and Dreams
Abuses-sexual, physical and/or emotional abuses
Unforgiveness and Bitterness
Do we know how to live without carrying our past and burdens?
Have we grown use to and comfortable carrying our past and burdens?
The story of Moses leading the Israelites out of the bondage of slavery under the Egyptians, is a perfect biblical example of a people severing themselves from the past.
Expect a Surprising way that God will help us sever from our past and burdens.
The Israelites became fearful and questioned Moses and were willing to go back as slaves to the Egyptians rather than die in the desert. The Israelites did not trust in God.
“As Pharaoh approached, the Israelites looked up, and there were the Egyptians, marching after them. They were terrified and cried out to the Lord. They said to Moses, “Was it because there were no graves in Egypt that you brought us to the desert to die? What have you done to us bringing us out of Egypt? Didn’t we say to you in Egypt, ‘Leave us alone; let us serve the Egyptians? It would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the desert!” Exodus 14:10-12
This is an example of the past being “what we know.” Feeling more comfortable with the known , even if there is bondage and suffering in the known. The unknown may seem daunting and make us insecure. We may hold onto the past rather than trust God. We have to give our past and baggage to God. Satan wants to overload us with the problems and anxieties of this world. Satan wants us to be bound to our past.
God can and will make a way when there seems to be no way. Our Lord knows the way through the wilderness. We may not like or understand the way, but if we always keep our hand in the hand of Jesus, He will deliver us and give us a peace that passes all understanding. The Lord will fight for you—just seek His face always and trust Him.
“Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the Lord will bring you today. The Egyptians you see today you will never see again. The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.” Exodus 14:13-14
“Cast your cares on the Lord and He will sustain you; he will never let the righteous fall.” Psalm 55:22
