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LOOK BACK TO MOVE FORWARD

When was the last time God showed up in your life? Do you remember when God intervened in an impossible situation, how he blessed you in the middle of a crisis? We tend to have short memories when it comes to crisis, to the hardships of the faith journey. For some reason it’s easy to forget God’s past faithfulness when a new obstacle threatens to dis-rail our life.

Jesus told His disciples to expect challenges. Don’t be surprised when trials appear, when you don’t understand what’s happening or why. This is part of life. Instead, stop and remember what God has done in the past. Hold onto the faith of yesterday to get through today. Look back before moving forward.

The children of Israel experienced this same fear and uncertainty Jesus is talking about to the disciples. On the brink of entering the Promised Land, they were overcome by fear. They began to panic. That’s when Moses steps in – telling them to look back, look back at the miracles God performed in the past.

You see, the people were only focused on the problem, the challenge. And the longer they focused, the faster their fear grew. The longer they focused on the problem, the faster they forgot the miracles God performed in Egypt only a generation earlier to free His people from slavery.

In the same ways, Jesus says to us —Stop. Remember. Look back. Look back to the miraculous power of God. Look back to how God has blessed you in the past as you prepare to face the challenges of today.

Maybe you don’t know where you’re headed. You can’t see past the current crisis. Nothing makes sense and you feel like you are going nowhere. Stop. Look back and remember how God has carried you. Remember your Heavenly Father, always in the impossible circumstances, meeting your needs day in and day out. Stop. Remember. Look back to move forward.