Have you listened to a song, the smell of a fragrance or seen a picture and live it all over again with the same intensity and it brings you right back to that time and place?
I heard a statement that “Love looks forward, hate looks back” and in a time of searching in my life, this was a very profound statement. Causing another, (one of many) shift’s to change my point of reference which had kept me stuck…not because I wanted to be there, but it’s the only thing I knew.
“No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it, but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead.” – Philippians 3:13 (NLT)
I’m not going back. I’m moving ahead. Here to declare to you my past is over in You. All things are made new -surrendered my life to Christ. I’m moving; moving forward, are the lyrics to ‘Moving Forward’. When I listen I’m moved, inspired and I’m filled with joy. Even though I had a wonderful family, a great husband, a nice home an unbelievable job and yet, I was still broken inside. Why? I didn’t know. Then over the last 4 years came ‘Celebrate Recovery’ and then two years later came ‘Restore Outreach’ and in 2009 ‘theGathering’ Church continued moving me forward and changing my life.
We began with 1 small ladies class and Feb. 1st, 2010 there will be 3 ladies classes and 1 men’s class. There will be 6 classes for children of different age ranges starting ‘Celebration Station’. Mar 1st another ladies class will start. Restore Outreach is about restoring the whole family. We are ‘Forward Looking’ to see all families, no matter what situation (i.e., divorce, abuse, poverty, alcohol, drugs or depression) and especially just life circumstances that keep you looking back and not moving forward restored. This vision has been given to many and others will catch the vision and run with it and it will continue at the 1st Christian Church.
And the Lord answered me and said, Write the vision and engrave it so plainly upon tablets that everyone who passes may [be able to] read [it easily and quickly] as he hastens by. Habakkuk 2:2
So I pray that if you have taken time to read this February Restore Newsletter and are moved, inspired or see yourself apart of (catching the vision) that by the act of moving forward you will walk into ‘Forward Looking’ and never think about looking back because your past is over in Him.
That you become part of living life and life more abundant in Him and then reach out to those in need. I ask this in His name which is faithful, Jesus.
Be blessed; Speak Life and against all – Hope, in Hope- Believed. I Believe. Welcome to ‘Forward Looking!!’