Today is the start of a journey so when you are making your way through have no fear. Don’t get distracted by the sideshows. Remember that the stop signs are not permanent, and most of the time they keep you from getting run over. Slow down for the speed bumps in life because if you don’t you may run into something that was meant to cross your path. You have everything that you need to make a difference in someone’s life.
Good day to you all! I am excited about what today may bring, so don’ t let me be the only one excited! Take a moment today and thank God for the people that He has blessed you with!
I once again found myself in front of the television this weekend, and it seems that no matter what I was watching, on particular commercial kept following me. I am pretty sure that you all have seen it at some point. Two guys are tailgating at a football game and looking at their cell phones. Someone comes up and says to them, “Hey tickets just opened up on the 50 yard line!” The response from one of the men is, “I am going to pick them up from Will Call…that was so 50 seconds ago.” There is then someone that walks over and asks them if they heard about the football player that was injured and they inform the man that not only have they heard about it, but they are taping his ankle and getting him back into the game. They then informed them that the news was 12 seconds ago. I watched this commercial and began to think about how this actually can apply to our lives.
Dear Reader today I want to encourage you to continually progress. I want you to be better every day. Don’t dwell on past mistakes and failures. Don’t worry about past criticism. When someone tries to remind you of what you used to be, you can let them know, “That was 45 seconds ago!”. When someone thinks that you are still the same person that you were before you were washed in the blood of Jesus, when they try to trap you in the same traps that you can let them know, “That was 2 days ago”. God can turn your situation around instantly so within seconds your past is in the past. You can start over right now because the past starts right now. That means that you can move forward right now. That means that if you want to change a bad habit you are one prayer away. You don’t have to hold on to your past, and begin anew. There is so much that God wants to put in your hands, but He cant do that if you are still holding on to the past. When you let go you are opening up your hands to let God do more than you could ever imagine. I appreciate you reading this message but it was so 45 seconds ago (smile)
You are beautiful, loved, and blessed
John Reed
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