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    Countless times we are so fixated on our past, or the things we can't change, that we are unable to move forward in life. We let ourselves be consumed with those things instead of fixing our eyes on Jesus Christ. Let me tell you, moving forward is a huge part of the Christian faith-- but if you struggle with letting go, you are not alone. 

    Often Jesus puts us in a situation where we cannot go back and we cannot move forward without trusting Him. He tests and perfects our faith in this way. Many characters in the Bible went through this exact thing! When the Lord led the Israelites out of the desert, they came to a place of testing. The Egyptians were zeroing in on them and the red sea lay before them. They couldn't go back and they couldn't go forward without a miracle. After they all blamed Moses for leading them away thinking this was the end, the Israelites were chastised by the Lord. He told Moses to lead the Israelites forward by dividing the red sea.

    It may feel like you're stuck in life, but remember that you can't move forward when you're stuck looking behind you. Just like the Israelites, take a leap of faith and continue moving forward toward Jesus Christ. He will make ways where there is no way if only you believe. 

Philippians 3:12-14 Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own. Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. (ESV)

Exodus 14:15-16 The Lord said to Moses, “Why do you cry to me? Tell the people of Israel to go forward. Lift up your staff, and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it, that the people of Israel may go through the sea on dry ground. (ESV)

Isaiah 43:18-19 “Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert." (ESV)

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