2 Corinthians 5:17, 1 Chronicles 4:9-10, Esther 3:2, Esther 5:9-14, John 10:10, Romans 5:1-5, Romans 8:28-30, James 1:1-5, John 15:1-11, Jeremiah 51:36

Men and brethren, sometimes things don’t go as planned and life seems to be full of darkness and loneliness. Expectations are disappointed. Relationships become broken. People let us down. There are moments of agony and pain that life brings along as we journey into destiny and actualization. We experience emotions with crushed expectations, loss, disappointment and the agony of wondering why God would let this happen to us at all. The truth is that, you can’t spend the rest of our life dwelling on the past and what could’ve been.  You must have a Break up with the past. Don’t let what once happened get in the way of what is happening. It’s time to move on and forget about those who forgot about us. We will realize that if they still wanted to be with us, they would still be here but deep down we know the truth. They won’t come back, they’ve moved on with their life. Therefore, when your past comes knocking on your door never answer it. It has nothing new to say. The scripture declares “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new” 2 Corinthians 5:17. I declare, may you experience the newness of Gods love and power in Jesus name

Let us look at a man who had a past that controlled his present, a man who was not an architect of his past but has become a benefactor of its curses. The bible says “And Jabez was more honourable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, because I bare him with sorrow. And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested.” 1 Chronicles 4:9-10. The scriptures above gave us a picture of a man who was honourable in the present with a bitter past but requested for a brighter future. He had a break up with his Past. He refused to allow his past dictate his present and to command his future. I speak to many who have been mocked and tormented, your night of sorrow and stagnation is over.

Right where you are, how do you cope with your present knowing that your past carries a basket of humiliation and frustrations and harassment? How do you prepare for a future when you have not yet come out of the pit that you fell into in the past, or maybe you were pushed into the valley by your own Haman (Esther 3:2) and he is still standing to make sure any time your head comes out, he will strike again? Esther 5:14. I have good news for you, the trap set for you by your Haman will fall on your Haman. God will defend you. Amen

What do you when those who mocked and ridiculed you in the past are waiting in your present to see how you will land in the future? What do you do when the witch or wizard in your father’s house that killed your loved ones in the past is waiting in the present to do worse than before? Even when you had left your family, has chased you abroad; they are still nursing a grudge against you for no just cause. Esther 5:9

What do you do when people at your working place had gone at length in the past and levelled wrong accusations that are unimaginable against you to get you sacked because they don’t want to see you in the present doing well and prospering? John 10:10

Does Jesus know that you will have a child that will be used by satan to torture, to harass and to torment you, does he know that there will be demon that won’t let your marriage function?

How do you cope when the shadows of your past is standing on your future? Therefore this is what the LORD says: “See, I will defend your cause and avenge you; I will dry up her sea and make her springs dry. Jeremiah 51:36

Do you choose the right attitude in your present even in the face of unpleasant circumstances because your attitude is the archive of your past, the speaker of your present and the prophet of your future? How does your attitude reflect in your actions?

Are you living in the five categories of the Past below because your past can present choices to you:

Number One: ‘You can Forget your Past – Unless your past is passed away, you may soon become the past. Philippians 3:12-14. Your past is designed to keep you there; but if you press forward, God has already prepared your future. If you choose to, because life is a kingdom of choices, you can block all memory of the past from your mind. Make a daily habit and it shall become a permanent habit.

Number Two: You can Misuse Your past – You can twist the past for your benefit…gain sympathy, make people feel sorry for you, and use it as a somewhat personal advantage. The people who choose this option are usually as phony as their story but the scripture says, For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind 2 Timothy 1:7. A sound mind can never put you in a pity party condition.

Number Three: You can ignore your Past – You can pretend your past never happened. You man make up your own version of your past and live in a false reality. With the people I’ve seen do this it seems you never really know the true person behind this use of the past. Paul wrote “Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before” Philippians 3:13

Number Four: You can Excuse your Past – You can blame every bad decision you’ll ever make on your past. After all, it was “his” fault”, right? I’ve known people with this excuse who never own up to responsibility…and they always have a reason for not doing so.

Number Five: You can Use your Past – In my humble opinion, as one with a somewhat broken past, the best way to deal with your past is to use it for a greater good. Your story can become His-story to benefit others. The best way out of future public embarrassment is when your past is known before your coronation in life, so that when you become a King, no one will use your past against you. For example, a Pastor who was once a drug addict can use his Past stories to reach others but when you pretend it never happen and you are the holier than thou person, when your past is discovered, your Kingdom of trust will disappear.

 Right where you are, from the people writing us for prayers, I have discovered that many believers are going through many challenges, trials, and frustrations because their past is still in the present. Some people cannot move on in relationships, jobs, or family because there is something in the past that is keeping them tied to the present. The truth is that future relationships will experience difficulty if you do not deal with the issues of the past rightly. Many of the fights you have with your spouse right now are probably tied to something in the past that you are allowing to affect the present relationship. Take time in Praying and fasting, let God reveal to you the past you must let go and enter your glorious future. May heaven answer you speedily. 

Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might (Ephesians 6:10). Let me declare that, the man who stands fighting with the strength of the Lord cannot be limited by his past.

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