A Fresh Start

A Fresh Start
By Melissa Taylor ~ Proverbs 31 Ministries

One thing I find most difficult about making a fresh start is actually letting go of the past.  The past failures, the past attempts, the unkind or hurtful words spoken by well meaning people in the past, the past defeats, the past disappointments. Actually the past can be one of our worst enemies when trying to make a fresh start.

Instead of focusing on what was, lets see what God’s Word has to say about what is~

Isaiah 43:18-19
“Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland.”

4 Things You Must Do For a Fresh Start to Occur:

1. Forget the former things. It will only weigh you down and keep you from where you are going.
2. Do not dwell on the past. This just jumbles your mind with garbage. There’s no room for garbage when making a fresh start.
3. Acknowledge the fresh start is a gift from God. He’s doing a new thing in you. “Do you not perceive it,” we are asked. Don’t miss it.
4. Trust God. He’s making a new way for you. Haven’t you done it your way enough? Trust Him. Not for a quick fix, but in making a “new way in the desert and streams in the wasteland.”