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Many times in life we struggle with our past and fail to walk in our potential future. Let me make a profound statement ....
Your past has nothing to do with what God can do for your future!
God says "In spite of what you used to be or have experienced,
I CAN STILL BRING YOU OUT!
I know that you use to be a dog, but I can bring you out!!
I know that you slept with half the football team,
but I CAN STILL BRING YOU OUT!
I know that you have bad credit and now you want a house,
I CAN STILL BRING YOU OUT!
I know they call you by your problem and not your name,
I CAN STILL BRING YOU OUT!
There is no past too troubled and no person that God can't redeem.
He took a murderer name Moses and made him a prophet.
He took a pimp named Abram and made him the father of many nations.
(If you wonder why I call him that, go back to Genesis and see how many times he sold his wife off for possession because he was afraid of being killed.)
He took a liar and cheat named Jacob and made him a prince named Israel and blessed his seed...
He took a prostitute named Rahab, called her blessed and changed her profession!
He took a Christian hater name Saul and made him a great apostle, Paul.
I could go on and on. If God used those people, he can use you.
So what, you've had a bad past?
That is the problem! ~ you keep living in the past.
God wants to bring you into the present and develop you a great future!
He says it best in 2Cor. 5:17, "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation, the old one has gone, the new has come!"
Hold on my brothers and sisters, your change is coming.
No more low self esteem!
No more worries about your credit history!
No more worries about whether he is going to pay child support or not!
(If you fix your mind on the Lord, He'll make that joker pay you child support and back pay.)
Hallelujah! Glory to God!
Do you realize that most people have lost their mind over what we survived?
We made it through! Sometimes we need to just thank God for survival.
Oh, you don't hear me!
We are looking for the big testimony, but the true testimony is your spouse cheated on and left you, but you survived it.
You thought you would be on Prozac the rest of your life, but God healed your wounds.
We are survivors.
Stop right where you are, stand up and give yourself a high-five because you made it.
Now look at your coworker and say
"I made it!"
They may not understand, but you know what time it is!
Stop trying to make people understand you and praise God anyhow!
Baby, after all you went through and you're still serving the Lord....
You are a survivor.
I thank God for being a survivor!
God brought you out.
The truth be told, some of you had suicidal thoughts about the problems, but God brought you out.
I believe I got a few witnesses.
Most people could not go through what you have been through and make it.
Others have given up on life and are homeless, but God brought you out, so that He can bring you into the joy of life!
In the Graveyard are Dreams Deferred...
There are paintings not painted,
songs not sung,
buildings not built,
goals not reached,
callings not answered.
Will you go through this life and never answer your calling?
Oh, I feel like preaching, but I better not. Oh, forget it, I am going to preach it.
Repeat after me....
"God has brought me out for a reason.
I survived because he has a plan for me.
All my bad relationships,
all the suicidal thoughts.
The bad credit,
the repossessions,
The death of my loved ones,
back stabbings from my friends.
The negative thoughts,
the lack of support.
I made it because I am blessed!
I release and let go of all past hurts, misunderstandings And grudges because I am blessed!
I recognize them as the illusions they are, for God is all there is.
All else is a lie!"
Now give yourself a hug, wipe your tears And walk in VICTORY!!!!!!!!!!!
I love you, but more appropriately God loves you BEST!
Be blessed and know that you are at one with THE SPIRIT OF THE LIVING GOD!
And may the Lord keep watch between you and me when we are away from each other.
Amen
(author unknown)
God loves you very much, so much that he gave you the greatest gift in the world. He wants us to walk in victory. In order to walk in victory, we need to have a real and vital relationship with God. Do you have that kind of relationship with the Him?
The most important question in the world is not whether we live or die, but where we will spend eternity. Do you know for sure that you would go to heaven if you would die? You can know for sure. Do you believe that what the Bible says is true? The Bible says that Jesus came to make a way for us to have peace with God, and to have an assurance of eternal life in heaven. Jesus paid the price for all of us when He died on the cross.
If you have never made Jesus Christ the Lord and Savior of your life, and you are not sure that Heaven would be your home, I would like to invite you to do that right now. Do you believe that Jesus was the Son of God, that He died for us, and God raised Him from the dead? You qualify for heaven as your eternal home!
The Bible says that "If you shall confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved. For with the heart, man believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation."
Romans 10:9 & 10
Please pray this prayer with me... And if you mean it from your heart the Word of God says that you will go to Heaven some day.
God in Heaven
I know that I am a sinner, and I need your help. I ask You to forgive me of all of my sins, and make me clean. I believe that Jesus is Your Son, that He came and died for me, and that You raised Him from the dead.
Jesus, right now, I invite you to come into my heart. Keep me from evil, and make me the person that You want me to be. Be my Lord and Savior.
amen
I would encourage you to get into a good, Bible believing church, to read the Bible every day, and to pray. Prayer is just talking to God, just like he is your best friend. You can tell Him about your every day life, your wants, your desires and your needs. He want to fellowship with you.
This life that you have just received is not a religion, but rather a relationship with God. He loves you and wants to hear from you. And I would like to hear from you, too. If you prayed that prayer, please send me an e-mail to let me know. I would like to pray for you.
Do you need to find a good church? If you don't have a church of your own, I have included a list of church directories that you might find helpful in your search.
Churches in your Community
Association of Faith Churches
Rhema Church Directory
His Way Church Directory
Fishthe.net Church Directory
Gautengchurches (Africa)
Worship Links
Cross Search Links
Cross Daily Church Links
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