It Came To Pass

As we celebrate a new year let us ponder on the past. By the past I mean that which has has passed. May we reverently search ourselves and see what we can thank God for that has come to pass, and search our hearts for those stones of stumbling that need be left in the past.

Your present situation has been shaped by your past/passed, however, that looming figure does not need to dictate your future. There is a phrase used often in the scriptures, "and it came to pass". There are different outcomes associated with this phrase though. May I take some liberty here to say, if the situation your past has placed you in is a bad one, it came to pass! It was never meant to stay in permanence!

Isaiah 42:9-Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them.

In fact as a child of God we are given the assurance that we will know the plans God has in store for us, and answers will be made known! How can this be? We have the five fold ministry, the avenue of prayer, the word of God... we need not be let in the dark.

Now, on the other hand, if there has been a promise given, if the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it, then likewise you can rest assure that it will come to pass! If an answer has come but seems to unrealistic, we have hope yet if our mindset stays fixtated on His word. The one factor that hinders our perception more than most is this element of time. When... we often ask ourselves. Take courage Christian soldier!

Isaiah 14:24-The LORD of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand:

The promises of God are yea and amen! That promise you have long since forgot, He hath not, it SHALL come to pass! Another year has come to pass, leave that which need be left from last year and take hold on that you have learned.

This year of 2014 may we:
Refuse to let our past hinder us in the present and rob us of our future.
Not fall prey to believing that which is hindering us now will not pass
Not focus on the time frame but that which stands the test if time
Rise to new heights while learning from the deep
Not give place to thoughts nor speak into the air negative doubts
Rely more on He who never changes in an ever changing world
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