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THE REASONS GOD WANTS YOU TO RELEASE YOUR PAST AND STEP INTO HIS PURPOSE (CHRISTIAN MOTIVATION)
Sep 24, 2024
THE REASONS GOD WANTS YOU TO RELEASE YOUR PAST AND STEP INTO HIS PURPOSE (CHRISTIAN MOTIVATION)
Are you struggling to let go of your past? In this powerful Christian motivational message, we explore the reasons why God calls you to release your past and embrace His divine purpose for your life. Discover how letting go opens the door to new blessings, healing, and freedom in Christ. Join us in prayer and reflection as we seek God's guidance in moving forward with faith and trust. Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and turn on notifications for more inspiring content! Leave your prayer requests and testimonies in the comments below, and consider becoming a member to access exclusive content and support.
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hello dear brothers and sisters how many
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times have you found yourself stuck in
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the past maybe it's memories of mistakes
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you've made moments you wish you could
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go back and change or even deep hurts
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and pains that still weigh on your heart
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the truth is at some point we all carry
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the burdens of the past that hold us
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back from walking in the direction of
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God's plans for us maybe it's something
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that feels so heavy It seems impossible
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to let go but I'm here to remind you of
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something important God didn't create
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you to live chained to what's behind you
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he calls you to something new something
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greater something you can only
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experience when you release what's
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holding you down in today's video we're
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going to explore the reasons why God
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calls us to let go of the past and fully
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embrace the Divine Purpose he has for
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each of us when we release the baggage
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that no longer serves us we make room
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for God's perfect plan to unfold in our
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lives let's reflect on how God wants to
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free you from whatever is keeping you
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anchored in yesterday and how stepping
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into the present with faith can open
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doors to incredible blessings and
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transformation if you've ever felt like
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your past is holding you back from the
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life God has planned for you this
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message is for you let's dive into these
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truths together but before we start
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don't forget to hit that like button
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subscribe to the channel and turn on
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notifications so you don't miss future
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videos now let's move forward into what
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God has in
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store Heavenly Father we come before you
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today with Open Hearts and Minds asking
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for your presence in this moment of
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reflection and learning we thank you for
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bringing us together to hear your word
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and for the reminder that you are always
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with us guiding us toward a future
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filled with hope and purpose Lord we ask
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that you bless this time that everyone
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listening or watching along with their
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families may feel your love and be
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touched by your wisdom we pray for the
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strength to let go of the past and to
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fully trust in your plan for our lives
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pour out your Holy Spirit upon us so
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that we may receive your teachings with
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Open Hearts and be transformed by your
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grace in jesus' name we pray
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amen letting go of the past is one of
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the most challenging things we face as
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Christians whether it's the mistakes
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we've made the hurts we've endured or
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the disappointments we've lived through
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our past often clings to us like a heavy
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burden but here's the thing God never
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intended for us to carry that weight
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forever he calls us to release it to let
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go so that we can move forward into the
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life he has planned for us today let's
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reflect on the reasons why God asks us
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to release our past and how doing so can
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open the doors to his Divine Purpose and
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blessings in our lives one of the most
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powerful scriptures that addresses this
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is Isaiah 43:
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18-19 where God says forget the former
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things do not dwell on the past see I am
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doing a new thing now it Springs up do
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you not perceive it
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I making a way in the wilderness and
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streams in the
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Wasteland In this passage God reminds us
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that he is constantly working in our
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lives creating new opportunities new
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blessings and New Paths even when we
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feel lost in the wilderness of our past
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he wants us to stop looking back and
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start looking forward because that's
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where his work is taking place the first
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reason God calls us to release our past
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is because holding on to the Past can
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blind us to the blessings of the present
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think about it if we're constantly
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looking in the rearview mirror how can
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we see the road ahead when we fixate on
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what's behind us we lose sight of the
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beautiful things God is placing in our
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lives right now maybe it's a new
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relationship a fresh start in your
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career or even a new spiritual journey
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that he wants to lead you on but if your
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heart and mind are stuck on past regrets
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hurts or your failures it becomes
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difficult to recognize the opportunities
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he's giving you in the
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present another reason God asks us to
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let go of our past is because it allows
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us to step into the identity he has for
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us we are not defined by our past
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mistakes sins or circumstances 2
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Corinthians 5:17 tells us therefore if
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anyone is in Christ the new creation has
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come the old has gone the new is here
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this means that the moment you accepted
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Jesus into your heart you became a new
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creation your past was washed away by
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his blood and you are now clothed in
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righteousness but but here's the catch
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you have to accept this new identity you
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can't keep dragging around the old
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version of yourself and expect to walk
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in the fullness of who God made you to
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be letting go of the past means letting
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go of the labels the guilt and the shame
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that once held you down and instead
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embracing the truth of who you are in
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Christ forgiven redeemed and loved fear
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of the unknown is another powerful
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reason why many of us struggle to let go
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of the past sometimes holding on to the
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Past feels safer than stepping into the
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future even if the past was painful it's
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familiar and we often fear what we can't
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predict or control in the future but God
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calls us to trust him to take a step of
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faith and to believe that he is working
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all things for our good even when we
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can't see the full picture Proverbs 3:
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5-6 encourages us to trust in the Lord
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with all your heart and lean not on your
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own understanding in all your ways
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submit to him and he will make your
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paths straight
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trusting God means letting go of what we
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can't control and allowing him to lead
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us into the unknown knowing that his
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plans for us are always good letting go
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of the past also frees us to experience
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healing and forgiveness both for
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ourselves and for others sometimes the
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hardest thing to do is to forgive
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ourselves for mistakes we've made we
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hold on to guilt regret and shame
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replaying those moments over and over in
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our minds but when we hold on to these
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things we block the healing that God God
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wants to bring into our lives Psalm
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147:3 tells us that he heals the
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Brokenhearted and binds up their
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wounds God is ready to heal your heart
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but he can only do that if you let go of
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the wounds you've been holding on to
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forgiving others is equally important
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maybe someone in your past hurt you
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deeply and it's hard to move forward
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because that pain still
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lingers but remember what Jesus said in
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Matthew 6:14-15
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for if you forgive other people when
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they sin against you your heavenly
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father will also forgive you but if you
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do not forgive others their sins your
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father will not forgive your sins
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forgiveness doesn't mean that what the
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other person did was okay it means that
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you are choosing to let go of the
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bitterness and anger that's been holding
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you back so you can move forward in
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Peace and Freedom finally God calls us
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to release our past because our purpose
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is in the future not the past God has a
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plan for your life one filled with hope
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future and purpose purpose Jeremiah
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29:11 is a verse we all know and love
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for I know the plans I have for you
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declares the Lord plans to prosper you
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and not to harm you plans to give you
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hope and a future but you can't fully
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step into those plans if you're still
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clinging to what's behind you your
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future is where God is leading you and
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your purpose is found in the steps you
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take forward not in the steps you've
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already taken as we reflect on these
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truths let's ask ourselves what parts of
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our past are we still holding on to what
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do we need to release so that we can
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step into the fullness of God's purpose
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for us God is calling you to release the
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past not to forget who you are but so
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you can Embrace who he is shaping you to
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be as we continue our journey of
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understanding why God calls us to
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release our past let's go deeper into
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the heart of this transformative process
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we've already touched on how clinging to
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our past can prevent us from seeing the
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blessings God has for us in the present
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and how it hinders us from embracing our
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true identity in Christ now let's look
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at another powerful truth when we hold
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on to the past we limit God's power to
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work in our lives God is all powerful
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and capable of transforming any
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situation however he gives us free will
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meaning we must choose to allow him to
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move in our lives when we cling tightly
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to our past whether it's guilt shame
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fear or even old habits and patterns of
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thinking we're essentially putting up a
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wall between ourselves and the Miracles
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he wants to perform in our hearts the
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Bible is full of stories of people who
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had to let go of their past in order to
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fully experience God's power one
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powerful example is the story of the
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Israelites leaving Egypt in Exodus God
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rescued the Israelites from slavery in
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Egypt and led them toward the promised
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land however during their Journey many
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of them longed to return to Egypt
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because they were afraid of the unknown
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despite the Miracles God performed
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parting the Red Sea providing Mana from
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Heaven the their minds were still
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trapped in their past lives as slaves
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they couldn't fully trust God's plan for
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their future because they were holding
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on to the familiarity of their past even
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though that past was filled with
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hardship how often do we do the same we
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want to move forward but our fear of the
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unknown or our comfort with what's
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familiar Keeps Us stuck one of the key
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lessons we learn from the Israelites
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journey is that God cannot lead us into
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the Promised Land Of Our Lives if we're
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constantly looking back at
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Egypt he has a land flowing with milk
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and honey for you a place of blessing
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peace and fulfillment but you must trust
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him enough to leave behind what no
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longer serves you even if it feels
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uncertain moving forward requires faith
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and Faith often means stepping into the
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unknown without all the answers but
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here's the good news God never asks us
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to take these steps alone he goes before
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us preparing the way let's also reflect
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on how God uses our past once we let go
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of it to shape Our Testimony this is a
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crucial Point letting go of your past
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doesn't mean erasing it from your memory
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or pretending it never happened it means
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releasing the emotional grip it has over
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you so God can take those broken pieces
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and turn them into something beautiful
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Romans 8:28 tells us and we know that in
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all things God works for the good of
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those who love him who have been called
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according to his purpose this means that
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even your mistakes your regrets and your
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pain can be used for good in God's hands
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your story no matter how painful or
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messy it may seem can become a testimony
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that glorifies God and encourages others
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how many people around you are
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struggling with similar hurts regrets or
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failures by allowing God to heal you and
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by sharing your journey of Letting Go
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you become a vessel of Hope for others
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your scars become a sign of healing and
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transformation and your testimony
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becomes a living example of God's grace
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and power another key reason God calls
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us to release our past is that it frees
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us from the lies of the enemy the enemy
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loves to remind us of our past mistakes
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failures and hurts because he knows that
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if we stay focused on them we won't step
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into the fullness of what God has for us
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he whispers lies that say you'll never
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be good enough you'll never change and
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or you don't deserve God's love but
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here's the truth Satan is a liar and the
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only Power he has is the power we give
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him by believing those lies Jesus said
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in John 10:10 the thief comes only to
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steal and kill and destroy I have come
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that they may have life and have it to
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the full holding on to the Past gives
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the enemy a foothold to steal your joy
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kill your hope and destroy your sense of
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worth but when you choose to release the
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past and step into the truth of who you
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are in Christ you strip the enemy of his
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power over you you begin to walk in
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Freedom joy and peace that surpasses all
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understanding let's also not forget that
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holding on to the Past keeps us from
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being fully present present in our
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current relationships and callings maybe
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God is calling you to a new relationship
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a new ministry or a new season of life
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but you're hesitant because of past
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hurts or disappointments if we're
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constantly comparing our present to our
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past we can miss out on the new
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blessings God wants to bring into our
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lives Ecclesiastes 3:1 reminds us there
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is a time for everything and a season
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for every activity under the heavens God
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operates in seasons and he has something
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new for you in this season but you have
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to be willing to step into it sometimes
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holding on to the Past can create a
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sense of false identity maybe you've
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been labeled by others or even by
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yourself based on your past actions
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failures or circumstances but those
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labels don't Define you God defines you
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he calls you his child Chosen and
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Beloved the labels of your past do not
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dictate your future Isaiah 62:2 says the
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Nations will see your righteousness and
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all Kings Your Glory you will be called
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by a new name that the mouth of the Lord
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will bestow God has a new name and a new
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identity for you one that reflects his
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love Grace and purpose for your life
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finally releasing the past allows us to
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experience true peace Philippians 4:7
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promises that the peace of God which
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transcends all understanding will guard
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your hearts and your minds in Christ
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Jesus when we hold on to the past we
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often feel Restless anxious and
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unsettled but when we surrender it to
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God and trust him with our future his
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peace fills the empty spaces left behind
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by our past hurts and regrets so as we
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reflect on all of this let's ask
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ourselves what lies from the enemy have
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we been believing what past experiences
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are we still allowing to Define Us and
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how can we surrender those things to God
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trusting him to transform them into
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something beautiful remember God is not
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limited by your past he is bigger than
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your mistakes greater than your regrets
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and more powerful than your fears his
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plans for you are good and he is calling
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you to step into them today as we move
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further into understanding why God calls
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us to release our past let's reflect on
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one of the most profound truths letting
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go of our past allows us to fully
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experience God's Grace Grace is one of
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the most beautiful gifts we receive as
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followers of Christ but to fully embrace
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it we must be willing to leave behind
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the weight of Shame guilt and regret
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when we hold on to our past especially
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the sins we've committed or the mistakes
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we've made it can be difficult to
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believe that God's grace truly covers
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all of it yet the Bible reassures us
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that God's grace is sufficient and that
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his Mercy is new Every Morning
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Lamentations 3:
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22-23 often we may feel that our past
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mistakes are too great that they somehow
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disqualify us from God's love or his
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purpose for our lives but that couldn't
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be further from the truth the beauty of
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Grace is that it's not something we earn
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it's freely given Ephesians 2: 8-9 says
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for it is by Grace you have been saved
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through faith and this is not from
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yourselves it is the gift of God not by
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works so that no one can boast if we
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continue to cling to the idea that we
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need to atone for our past by punishing
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ourselves or holding on to guilt we are
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essentially denying the power of God's
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grace we need to let go and accept that
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Jesus Paid the price in full one of the
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clearest examples of this truth is found
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in the the story of the Apostle Paul
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before his dramatic conversion Paul then
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known as Saul was a persecutor of
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Christians he actively sought to destroy
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the early church and even approved the
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stoning of Steven D the first Christian
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martyr acts 8 verse1 yet after his
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encounter with Jesus on the road to
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Damascus Paul was radically transformed
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he could have let his past Define him
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believing that his previous actions
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disqualified him from being used by God
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but instead Paul embraced the grace that
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was offered to him and became one of the
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most influential leaders in the history
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of the
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church Paul's story teaches us that
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God's grace is greater than our past no
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matter what you've done or where you've
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been God's grace is enough to cover it
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in 2 Corinthians 12:9 Paul writes about
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his own experience of God's grace saying
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G but he said to me my grace is
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sufficient for you for my power is made
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perfect in weakness therefore I will
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boast all the more gladly about my
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weaknesses so that Christ's power May
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rest on me notice how Paul doesn't hide
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from his past or his weaknesses instead
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he allows them to become a platform for
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God's grace to shine even brighter
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another crucial reason why God calls us
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to release our past is because it frees
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us from the bondage of bitterness and
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unforgiveness many times our inability
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to move forward is tied to the wounds
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others have inflicted on us perhaps
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someone betrayed you hurt you or caused
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you pain that still lingers in your
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heart today while the hurt is real
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holding on to unforgiveness can become a
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prison it keeps us chain to the past and
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prevents us from experiencing the full
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Freedom that God desires for us Jesus
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speaks directly about the importance of
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forgiveness in Matthew 18:
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21-22 where Peter asks Lord how many
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times shall I forgive my brother or
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sister who sins against me up to seven
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times Jesus answers I tell you not seven
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times but 77 times forgiveness is not
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easy but it is necessary when we forgive
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others we're not saying that what they
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did was acceptable or that the pain they
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cause doesn't matter instead we're
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choosing to release the grip that
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bitterness has over our hearts when we
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let go of unforgiveness we make space
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for God's peace to take its place it's
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important to understand that forgiveness
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is a process and it's one that requires
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God's help sometimes we need to ask God
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to soften our hearts and give us the
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strength to forgive if you find yourself
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struggling with unforgiveness bring it
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to God In Prayer ask him to help you
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release the bitterness and to heal the
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wounds that have been festering for too
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long remember forgiveness isn't about
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the other person it's about setting
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yourself free from the chains of the
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past so you can move forward into the
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future God has for you one more aspect
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to consider is how letting go of the
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past allows us to live fully in the
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present Jesus taught us in Matthew SE
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6:34 therefore do not worry about
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tomorrow for tomorrow will worry about
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itself each day has enough trouble of
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its own when we're stuck in the past we
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rob ourselves of the beauty of the
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present God is always doing something
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new but if our minds and hearts are
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consumed with what's behind us we miss
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the opportunities Joys and blessings
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he's placing right in front of us today
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imagine carrying a heavy backpack filled
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with rocks everywhere you go each Rock
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represents a regret a past hurt or a
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mistake as you carry that weight it's
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hard to enjoy the journey because you're
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so burdened by what's weighing you down
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but the moment you decide to let go of
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that backpack you feel lighter Freer and
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more able to experience the joy of the
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journey this is what happens when we
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release the past we're able to fully
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engage with what God is doing in our
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lives right now whether it's in our
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relationships our work or our spiritual
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growth finally letting go of the past
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opens the door for New Beginnings
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Revelation 215 tells us he who was
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Seated on the throne said I am making
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everything new God is in the business of
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new beginnings no matter how many times
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you've Fallen no matter how far you feel
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from where you should be God is always
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ready to give you a fresh start but you
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can't step into the new until you let go
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of the old you can't hold on to both at
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the same time if you're clinging to past
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hurts failures or even old successes you
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may be missing the new things God wants
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to do in your life as we reflect on all
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of these truths let's ask ourselves what
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are we still holding on to that is
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keeping us from fully experiencing God's
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grace what areas of unforgiveness or
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bitterness do we need to release how can
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we embrace the new beginnings God is
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offering us today God is ready and
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willing to do something new in your life
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but it starts with you letting go
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letting go of the past isn't just about
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moving on it's about making room for the
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incredible things God has in store for
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you he wants to bring healing joy and
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new purpose into your life but you must
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be willing to release what's behind you
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to step into what's ahead Heavenly
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Father we come before you with Humble
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Hearts recognizing that you are the god
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of new beginnings and endless Grace we
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thank you Lord for the gift of this time
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for the wisdom you've shared and for the
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opportunity to reflect on the burdens
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we've been carrying we ask for your help
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in letting go of the past Lord you know
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the weight we've been car carrying
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whether it's guilt shame pain or
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unforgiveness and you alone can lift
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those burdens from our hearts father we
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surrender all of these things to you
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right now help us to release the chains
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that have been holding us back Lord we
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pray for the strength to forgive
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ourselves for our past mistakes just as
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you have forgiven us remind us that in
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Christ we are New Creations and that our
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identity is not defined by what we have
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done but by what Jesus has done for us
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on the cross we ask you to fill our
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hearts with your peace a peace that
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surpasses all understanding so that we
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may walk forward in the freedom that
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comes from knowing you have washed our
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past away Lord we also ask for the
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strength to forgive those who have hurt
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us we know that forgiveness is not
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always easy but we trust in your power
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to help us let go of bitterness and
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resentment heal the wounds in our hearts
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father and give us the grace to release
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those who have wronged us into your
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hands may we no longer be prisoners of
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our pain but instead may we walk in the
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freedom and joy that come from forgiving
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others as you have forgiven us God you
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we also pray for those moments when we
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feel tempted to dwell on the past or
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When we struggle to trust you with our
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future help us to remember that you are
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always doing something new in our lives
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even when we cannot see it teach us to
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keep our eyes focused on you to trust in
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your plan and to believe that you are
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working all things for our good remind
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us Lord that you are making a way in the
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will Wilderness and streams in the
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Wasteland even when our path seems
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uncertain we ask for your Holy Spirit to
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fill us with courage and Faith as we
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step into the future may we no longer be
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held captive by the lies of the enemy or
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the fears of the unknown instead may we
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walk confidently into the plans you have
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for us knowing that you go before us and
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that your plans are always good we place
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our trust in you Lord and we believe
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that as we release our past you will
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open the door to new blessings new
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opportunities and a deeper relationship
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with you thank you Father for your
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endless grace and mercy thank you for
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the new beginnings you offer us each day
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help us to fully embrace your love and
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to live in the freedom you have given us
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we lift all of this to you in the mighty
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and precious name of Jesus Amen as we
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come to the end of this time together I
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want to encourage you to hold on to the
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truths we've reflected on today letting
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go of the past isn't always easy but it
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is a powerful step toward living in the
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fullness of God's plan for your life the
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enemy would love for you to stay stuck
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in guilt shame or regret but God is
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calling you to something so much greater
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he's calling you to freedom to peace and
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to a life filled with his grace and
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purpose remember your past does not
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define you God's love does and as you
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release the things that have been
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holding you back you open the door for
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him to do new and beautiful things in
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your life I want to invite you to take
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this moment to reflect on the a areas of
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your life where God might be asking you
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to let go it could be a hurt that still
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lingers a mistake you haven't forgiven
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yourself for or even a season that's
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hard to leave behind whatever it is know
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that God's grace is more than enough to
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cover it trust him with your heart your
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pain and your future he is faithful and
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he has promised to make all things
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God for now let's close this time in
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prayer Heavenly Father we thank you for
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this precious time we've had together in
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your presence we thank you for the truth
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of your word which reminds us that you
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are a god of new beginnings a god of
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Grace and a God who calls us to Freedom
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Lord we lay our past at your feet today
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today we surrender the things that have
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been weighing us down whether they are
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regrets failures hurts or unforgiveness
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we ask you to help us release these
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things knowing that you are ready to
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take them and replace them with your
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peace and joy father we pray for each
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person listening or watching this video
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you know the unique struggles they face
25:48
the burdens they carry and the healing
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they need I ask that you meet them where
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they are Lord pour out your love and
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healing into their hearts let them feel
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your presence in a powerful way as they
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choose to trust you with their past and
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step into the new things you have in
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store for them we believe that you are a
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God who makes all things new and we
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praise you for the transformation you
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are bringing into our lives Lord we also
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lift up the prayer requests of those who
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are part of this community you know
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their needs their hopes and their
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desires we ask that you move in their
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situations bringing answers healing and
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breakthrough according to your perfect
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will let this community be a place of
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encouragement support and prayer where
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we can lift each other up in faith and
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stand together as Brothers and Sisters
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in Christ as we go forward from this
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time help us to walk in the freedom that
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comes from letting go of the past and
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embracing your purpose for our lives
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guide our steps strengthen our faith and
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remind us daily of your unfailing love
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we thank you Lord for all you are doing
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in our hearts and lives and we give you
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all the glory and praise in in the
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powerful name of Jesus we pray amen
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