Dear Judy,

A new year and the old is behind me and for this I am thankful. I have a lot in my past I am not proud of. How do I keep yesterday from coming into my tomorrow? I have only been a Christian for a short time but I really am different. How do I stay this way?

Dear Different

First of all welcome to the family of God. You now have a huge family who want to help you keep going forward and we must always remember our kingdom of God family will live together forever. I was an only child so I had to learn how to get along with siblings! Like any family differences will arise but the difference in our Kingdom family is we always submit to our Heavenly Father, we are humble, we love one another, and we are to help one another. We follow the principals and the commandments of God. This is how our family lives! We also live by Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. Now all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation. 2 Corinthians 5:17-18

You are different and the above scriptures show you that. So we walk from this point and allow the Lord to instruct us in what He wants us to do. This scripture tells us who we are and what we are to do. All of us have the same job to do after salvation just different ways we are used to do it. We all have a yesterday but when the enemy brings it up I bring up His future! Our Lord will make a message out of our mess if we just stay in the now with Him. Now praying, Now reading His word, Now praising Him, Now trusting Him and the Now goes on and on.

N (need) O (obedient) W (walk) NOW!

Leave yesterday with the Lord because I cannot change it and leave tomorrow with the Lord who knows our unknowns already. Choose your friends wisely because we become who we run with. Stay into a bible preaching spirit filled submitting to the Holy Spirit leading fellowship!

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