Past performance is no guarantee of future success. -Seth Godin
Ultimately, what happened in the past, is just that, in the past. If your church experienced a lot of growth, good finances, great spiritual moves in the past, that is great. But the question is, where are you now? What is happening now that is great? We all have wonderful things that have occurred in the past, but that is not now and it is definitely not the future. That is why we have to look to the present and the future and see what God wants us to do NOW.
If the children of Israel had continued to wander in the wilderness after the 40 yr. mark they could have said, this is what God told us to do, "stay in the wilderness." But they would have been missing the mark. Yes that is what God had told them to do, in the past. And it worked for them to fulfill God's will in the past.
If the disciples had continued to just stay in Jerusalem after receiving the Holy Ghost, they could have said Jesus told us to tarry here. But they would have been ignoring His desire for them at the current time to "go to all the world."
Both the children of Israel and disciples received blessings from the Lord in staying where they were at. The Israelites received manna, water, their clothes didn't wear out. The disciples received the indwelling of the Holy Ghost. But then came time for them to move on from their past direction from God and dwell in the direction that He had for them for the present and future.
We have to have fresh vision and inspiration to see success in our day and in the future. We cannot rely on the past victories to carry us on to victory in the future. Do you have the anointing, inspiration, and divine direction for today? If not I encourage you to seek God for that fresh anointing today.
Ultimately, what happened in the past, is just that, in the past. If your church experienced a lot of growth, good finances, great spiritual moves in the past, that is great. But the question is, where are you now? What is happening now that is great? We all have wonderful things that have occurred in the past, but that is not now and it is definitely not the future. That is why we have to look to the present and the future and see what God wants us to do NOW.
If the children of Israel had continued to wander in the wilderness after the 40 yr. mark they could have said, this is what God told us to do, "stay in the wilderness." But they would have been missing the mark. Yes that is what God had told them to do, in the past. And it worked for them to fulfill God's will in the past.
If the disciples had continued to just stay in Jerusalem after receiving the Holy Ghost, they could have said Jesus told us to tarry here. But they would have been ignoring His desire for them at the current time to "go to all the world."
Both the children of Israel and disciples received blessings from the Lord in staying where they were at. The Israelites received manna, water, their clothes didn't wear out. The disciples received the indwelling of the Holy Ghost. But then came time for them to move on from their past direction from God and dwell in the direction that He had for them for the present and future.
We have to have fresh vision and inspiration to see success in our day and in the future. We cannot rely on the past victories to carry us on to victory in the future. Do you have the anointing, inspiration, and divine direction for today? If not I encourage you to seek God for that fresh anointing today.
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