Topic: Starting Over, Part 2

The darkness in our past defines our present and the darkness of our past can make us act in ways we know are wrong. The darkness in our past can make us react in ways that don't make sense. The darkness in our past can make us turn away from people, be shy with people, and hurt others. With Christ's love in our hearts, we can break free of the past

Luke 3:10 - 12 On a sabbath Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues, And a woman was there who had been crippled by a spirit for eighteen years. She was bent over and could not straighten up at all. When Jesus saw her, he called her forward and said to her, "Woman , you are set free from your infirmity." (NIV)

We can be imprisoned, enchained, and shackled by our past but Jesus said John 8:32 - 36 Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free." ..."I tell you the truth, everyone who sins is a slave to sin. So if the son sets you free, you will be free indeed. (NIV)

Hebrews 13:5 Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content With what you have, because God has said, "never will I leave You; never will I forsake you." (NIV)

Your identity is from your past but you can have a new identity.

1 peter 1:23 For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God. (NIV)

When you truly start over with Christ you have a new father…a new father in heaven. When you start over with Christ you have a new reason for living because Christ died for you and called you to be one of his own. When you start over with Christ you start out as His child, born of his spirit, and washed clean from your past. Through Christ, you can be a new person. Your past and its pain fade away…if you will love Him, if you will let Him touch you, and if you will call Him into your heart.

If these words have been a blessing, please forward them to a friend

These words were posted at one of Shepherd's Care Ministries Sites called Wisdom Moment, The site is located at:
https://www.shepherdscare.net/wisdomminute

Shepherd's Care Ministries Main Site located at:
https://www.shepherdscare.net/