Oh No You Don’t

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For Christ has already accomplished the purpose for which the law was given. As a result, all who believe in him are made right with God. Romans 10:4 NLT

Oh No You Don’t\n

Beware of being fixated on your past. It can be toxic. When this happens, your fight for greatness gets replaced with a fight for preserving history, and living it out over and over again. That\u2019s where it really gets ugly!\n

You can see how ugly it gets in the conversations you have in your head. Admit it. You think about something that happened in the past and think, \u201cI should have said this,\u201d \u201cI should have done that,\u201d or \u201cWhat if\u2026\u201d You start to construct conversations in your head that, are not only practicing for a fight you will regret, they transport you back to the anger and hurt all over again. STOP IT!\n

From their callous hearts comes iniquity; their evil imaginations have no limits.\u00a0 Psalm 73:7 ESV\u00a0\u00a0 All day long I have held out my hands to an obstinate people, who walk in ways not good, pursuing their own imaginations… Isaiah 65:2\n

When you find yourself having those conversations in your head, like Adam and Eve before you, you are talking to snakes! The serpent wants to keep you wrapped up in your past so you never forgive. If you don\u2019t forgive, you will turn bitter. Once you\u2019re bitter, you are angry all the time. This kills your witness for Jesus!\n

Not only do you kill your testimony, you slam the brakes on your upgrade. Moving forward means forgiving those in your past, turning your face forward, and saying, \u201cNO!\u201d when the snake tries to stir you up about your past. So don\u2019t let him. Look to Jesus and your future.","hover":"\nWhich Wolf Do You Feed?\n

Jesus-driven thinking helps and heals. This is what the Bible has to say on the subject: For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. \u2013 Romans 8:6\n

The Cherokee nation knew it, too. Check out this spot-on tribal tale:\n

An old Cherokee chief was teaching his grandson about life. He told the boy, \u201cA terrible fight is going on inside me. It is a fight between two wolves. One wolf is evil. He is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and self-doubt.\"\n

The old man continued: \u201cThe other wolf is good. He is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith.\u201d He then told the boy, \u201cThis same fight is going on inside you and inside every other person, too.\u201d\n

The grandson thought about it for a minute, then asked his grandfather, \u201cWhich wolf will win?\u201d The wise old chief replied, \u201cThe one you feed.\u201d\n

What wolf have you been feeding? Just know the wolf of evil thoughts will eventually devour you, and likely others as well. Thoughts become actions, and there is always collateral damage.\n

That\u2019s not you! You can control your thought life and ensure the evil wolf starves to death."}},"slug":"et_pb_blurb"}">Oh No You Don’t

Beware of being fixated on your past. It can be toxic. When this happens, your fight for greatness gets replaced with a fight for preserving history, and living it out over and over again. That’s where it really gets ugly!

You can see how ugly it gets in the conversations you have in your head. Admit it. You think about something that happened in the past and think, “I should have said this,” “I should have done that,” or “What if…” You start to construct conversations in your head that, are not only practicing for a fight you will regret, they transport you back to the anger and hurt all over again. STOP IT!

From their callous hearts comes iniquity; their evil imaginations have no limits.  Psalm 73:7 ESV   All day long I have held out my hands to an obstinate people, who walk in ways not good, pursuing their own imaginations… Isaiah 65:2

When you find yourself having those conversations in your head, like Adam and Eve before you, you are talking to snakes! The serpent wants to keep you wrapped up in your past so you never forgive. If you don’t forgive, you will turn bitter. Once you’re bitter, you are angry all the time. This kills your witness for Jesus!

Not only do you kill your testimony, you slam the brakes on your upgrade. Moving forward means forgiving those in your past, turning your face forward, and saying, “NO!” when the snake tries to stir you up about your past. So don’t let him. Look to Jesus and your future.

Grounded in FaithDeclare!

I refuse to talk to the enemy of my soul. I know he is a liar. I tell him to shut up when he tries to drag me back to the past he brought darkness to. I am a child of Light and live filled with the Holy Spirit of God – I’m too filled with the Spirit to have room for any darkness!

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