No matter what you have been through in your life, God has a
new beginning for you.
2 Corinthians 5:17 – If any person is a new creation, the
old has passed away. Behold the fresh
and new has come.
Joyce’s main message: whoever you are, wherever you are,
whatever you’ve been through, it’s never too late to begin again.
Regardless of what you’ve been told, God doesn’t give up on
you when you get stuck. He is not
surprised by your situation and he isn’t mad at you. Only the devil tells you God is mad.
God is your redeemer and he is making a new way for
you. God’s grace says that it is never
too late. In the Old Testament, the only
connection to God was through priests and rules and rituals. But Jesus came and offered a new way to
relate to God with a direct, intimate, personal relationship. Forgiveness comes by God’s grace and each day
offers a new beginning.
Seek God (study his Word), spend time in prayer, listen for his voice and
obey what he says will get you unstuck every time.
Develop a life of praise regardless of what you are going
through. Everyday find something to praise God for.
Worship God even when you feel like you are in a dark
circumstance.
Psalm 63:4 – I will praise you as long as I live, and in
your name I will lift up my hands.
Make up your mind to live differently. Your history is not your destiny. God’ mercies are fresh and new every morning.
Hebrews 8:12 – God remembers your sins no more.
To get past your past:
- Forgive those who hurt you.
- Let go of your past mistakes.
- Don’t live in your past successes.
You have a new life in Christ. God has taken care of your past and a
wonderful future awaits you. Just because it hasn’t happened yet doesn’t mean
it won’t. God’s timetable is different
from your timetable.
If I had to summarize this book it would be with this
comment: your story is far from being over and it is still being written. Seek
God and all will be revealed to you. This book is a message of hope. Start with praying, study the Word, help
others, make better choices and give thanks.
Isaiah 43:19
Behold, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs forth; do you
not perceive and know it and will you not give heed to it? I will even make a way in the wilderness and
rivers in the desert.
