Your Past Never Has to Determine Your Future

We’ve all made mistakes. That’s what people sometimes do in this life, and some of us- like me- made many more than they should have. Mistakes bring pain many times, and we may have to live with the results of some of those mistakes.

If we are not careful, the mistakes can control our future much more than we should allow them to, and this can hinder us from becoming more of what God wants us to be.

I, as do some of you, grieve over things I’ve done and am responsible for, but all I can do now is place them before God and ask Him to forgive me as I repent and then work through those areas as God knows how I should.

Sometimes you can go back and say “I’m sorry,” and other times you can’t. But remember that God can always fix, in His ways, what looks like we’ve destroyed by our past mistakes.

God forgives, and we must accept this. People don’t always, and we must accept that as well. I don’t deserve to be able to serve God like this except by His grace, giving me another chance to serve His purposes- and the very same goes for you.

So don’t let your past determine your future. Let God lead you into the future He has for your life.