The Upper Room Daily Devotional 5th October 2022 for Wednesday Message || Forget Your Past Mistakes
Read The Upper Room Daily Devotional 5th October 2022 Message by Amobichukwu Samuel Duruaku (Rivers State, Nigeria)
TOPIC: Forget Your Past Mistakes
TODAY’S READING
Isaiah 43:16-21
KEY VERSE: Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. – Isaiah 43:18 (NIV)
MESSAGE
A few years after completing my civil engineering degree, I prayed and fasted in the hope that God would provide me with a job with a multinational company. God answered me, and I was offered a wonderful opportunity; but it was not exactly what I had hoped for. Naively, I rejected the position.
As years passed, I began to look back in regret. I realized I had missed a great opportunity in the job I rejected. I began to see myself as a failure because I struggled to secure another job and support my family.
But when I came across this scripture, it spoke to me. I decided to forget my past mistakes and move ahead. I have learned my lessons, so I should move on. I chose to believe God’s promise, and this brought a new energy to my life.
When we live in the past, we may miss out on greater things. We can learn from our past mistakes, but we shouldn’t dwell on them. Similarly, it is good to be happy about our past achievements, but we shouldn’t dwell on them either. God is always making things new, and when we place our trust in Christ, we can hold on to the hope of the beautiful things that are still to come.
TODAY’S PRAYER
Dear God, give us wisdom not to dwell on our past mistakes. Heal our wounds and do a new thing in our lives. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
God is always doing a new thing in my life.
PRAYER FOCUS
Those dwelling on past mistakes
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