Isaiah 43:18–19 (NIV)18 “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. 19 See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.
When you move: Some things you take with you. Some things you leave behind.
“Most of the new things that Jesus has for us come at the expense of the old thing.”
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Hebrews 12:15(NLT) Look after each other so that none of you fails to receive the grace of God. Watch out that no poisonous root of bitterness grows up to trouble you, corrupting many.
Staying offended is not virtuous. Luke 17:1 (NKJV) “It is impossible that no offenses should come… Proverbs 18:19 (NIV) An offended brother is more unyielding than a fortified city.
Colossians 3:12–13 (NLT) 12 Since God chose you to be the holy people he loves, you must clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. 13 Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others.
Mindsets to downsizing hardness of heart. 1- Pain serves us, we don’t serve pain. Romans 8:28(NIV) We know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.
“Scars speak louder of the win than the wound.”
Exodus 18:7–9 (NLT) 7 So Moses went out to meet his father-in-law. He bowed low and kissed him. They asked about each other’s welfare and then went into Moses’ tent. 8 Moses told his father-in-law everything the Lord had done to Pharaoh and Egypt on behalf of Israel. He also told about all the hardships they had experienced along the way and how the Lord had rescued his people from all their troubles. 9 Jethro was delighted when he heard about all the good things the Lord had done for Israel as he rescued them from the hand of the Egyptians.
2- People are not the enemy
“As long as you see others as the problem, you will never be free. “
Philippians 2:3-5 (NLT) Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves. Don’t look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too. You must have the same attitude that Christ Jesus had.
3- Tenderness is our ally “The harder our heart is, the harder it is to get healed.” “Healing can take time, but time doesn’t heal all wounds.”
James 5:16 (NLT) Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results.
