In the past, you may have made mistakes and you may wish you had done things differently, but now is the time to put the past behind you and begin to move forward. God reminds us in Isaiah 43:18-19 that we should not even remember the things of the past, because he wants to do a brand new thing. It’s like taking a clean sheet of paper ready for Him to start writing the incredible things He has for you instead of dwelling on things in the past, especially those things that cannot be changed.

If you are continuously looking at past failures or difficulties, you can easily miss the new and great things God is trying to do in your life now and in the future. Keep believing in God’s promises and in His desire to have a relationship with you every single day. To have a relationship with God means sharing your heart with Him daily. When you do your shopping and suddenly you feel anxious about your children, you may just give over to Him whatever you feel so you can be free, not living your day burdened by cares.

Can you imagine, what He says in the above mentioned passage from Isaiah; He is about to make a fast moving highway where formerly you saw a wilderness and where you first saw only a desert, He would make a river of pure water flowing. Yes you serve a powerful God; He is concerned about every single issue of your life whether it is big or small. A relationship will not happen if only one person is acting or reacting, it needs an appropriate action and response from both sides. Good relationships develop because both parties involved do their part to please, respect and make the other person happy. If you have a friend whom you wish to know better, it takes time to get to know her, to know her likes and dislikes, to know more about her character and it’s the same with God. He tells us in Hosea 6:6 that He wants our friendship more that any sacrifice. Ask Him and believe that His peace and love will be in your heart. Look to God as your source and your help; don’t lean on your own understanding, your future is ahead of you, it’s not behind. (Esther)