--LEAVE THE PAST BEHIND ~~

--Remember the story of the prodigal son? He squandered his inheritance on wild living and bad choices. He lost every penny. His trail dead-ended in a pigpen. One day he was so hungry he leaned over the pig trough, took a sniff, and drooled. He was just about to dig in when something within him awoke. Wait a second. What am I doing wallowing in the mud? Then he made a decision that changed his life forever. “I will arise and go to my father.”

You can do that. You can’t undo all the damage you’ve done. But you can arise and go to your Father. Even the apostle Paul had to make this choice. He said, “I leave the past behind and with hands outstretched to whatever lies ahead, I go straight for the goal” (Philippians 3:13-14).

Landing in a pigpen stinks. But staying there…is just plain stupid. ~~~
--Glory Days/Max Lucado (Great New Book= 2015)
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[Please do not feel like failure is final with our Lord Jesus. "We all have sinned and fall of the short of God." ALL OF US. "If we confess our sins He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." (1 John 1:9) ~~ Confess, repent, and accept His forgiveness. He knew you were going to fall (sin), before you did. God knows all things. But He loves us so much that He is a forgiving, loving, and restoring Savior. "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." Come on, beloved ones, get up, repent and let's move on carrying the Good News of the Gospel to a lost and dying world.~~]// 'Your Love Never Fails' ~ Don Moen
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