Positive Quote for the Week: God wants you to move forward

January 7, 2024

Positive Quote for the Week: God wants you to move forward

“Never look back to what the Lord has delivered you from, keep moving forward!” Erica Willis

There are many references in the Bible that explain how the Lord feels about you dwelling in the past. One of the main reasons that God does not encourage us to look in our rear view mirror is because it hinders the Purpose that He has in store for our lives.

Imagine that you are trying to catch a flight at the airport and you’re running late, but you have so much luggage that you’re carrying with you that it’s hard to move at a rapid pace. If all you had was exactly what you needed for your journey then it would make things so much easier for you to get to your destination!

That is exactly how your spirit feels when it is trying to hold on to past trauma, past toxic relationships, and even prior offenses. It will weigh you down spiritually. The Lord needs you focused, ready, and in a good head space so that you can do what He has called you to do efficiently. Remember, He didn’t just save you for you; there are people attached to your salvation that need you to help save them!

When you become a born again Christian, everything that was done before the moment that you accepted Jesus Christ into your heart is now in the past. You are no longer the same. In this verse we can see that the Lord is pretty clear that “all” things become brand new and you are now a new creation living your life for the Lord Jesus Christ. That means that you don’t have to allow your past to create barriers for your present or your future!

Scriptures on leaving the past in the past:

Philippians 3:13-14-“Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.”

Isaiah 43:18-19-“Do not remember the former things, Nor consider the things of old. Behold, I will do a new thing, Now it shall spring forth; Shall you not know it? I will even make a road in the wilderness And rivers in the desert.”

2 Corinthians 5:17-“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.”

Luke 9:62 “But Jesus said to him, “No one, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.”

Romans 2:7 “eternal life to those who by patient continuance in doing good seek for glory, honor, and immortality.”

If you’ve missed any of the other weekly quotes, no worries I am listing them down below:

Positive Quote for the Week: Great is our Lord

Positive Quote for the week: Pray for your enemies

Positive Quote for the Week: Unforgiveness Has to Go

Positive Quote for the Week: Silence Outside Voices

Positive Quote for the Week: Radiate God’s Love

Positive Quote for the Week: Praise Through the Storm

Positive Quote for the Week: Be a Light Shining in Darkness

Positive Quote for the Week: Nothing Should Steal Your Joy