Next Level Thinking by Joel Osteen

Author:Joel Osteen
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub, pdf
Publisher: FaithWords
Published: 2018-10-02T00:00:00+00:00

Stop thinking like a slave and start thinking like a son.

You Are Not a Slave to Your Past

Pharaoh and his chariots came chasing after the Israelites. In other words, the past came chasing after them, reminding them of what they had been through, what didn’t work out. The past will always come chasing after you. The mistakes you’ve made, the disappointments, the failures, and the hurts are saying, “You’re not a son. Look what you’ve been through. It wasn’t fair. You prayed, and it didn’t work out.” The enemy would love for you to become a slave to your past. He wants you to live feeling guilty, discouraged, and with a chip on your shoulder. Don’t fall into that trap. The past doesn’t have to hold you back. We all have had negative things happen to us, things we don’t understand, but God has beauty for those ashes. He has mercy for our mistakes. He has new beginnings. Nothing that’s happened in your past and nothing that you’ve done have to keep you from the good things God has in store. Don’t be a slave to your past. Quit thinking about it, quit reliving the hurts, quit dwelling on the failures, for this is a new day. If you will let go of the old, you’ll see the next levels God has in store.

Pharaoh came chasing the Israelites because he thought he owned them. He saw them as his property. You need to tell Pharaoh, tell the enemy, tell the past, tell the addiction, “You don’t own me. I was bought with a precious price. I belong to the God Who spoke worlds into existence. I’m not your slave, I’m His son.” You have to know who you are and Who you belong to. Fear doesn’t have any right to you. It doesn’t own you. Poverty doesn’t own you. You may have an addiction, but it doesn’t own you. Don’t see it as your master, as though it is so big and powerful that you’ll never be free. No, it’s only temporary. It cannot stay. Your body is a temple of the Most High God. You are not a sick person trying to get well. You’re a well person fighting off sickness. You are not an addict trying to get free. You’re a free person fighting an addiction. You’re not a poor person trying to get ahead. You’re a prosperous person fighting off poverty. You are not a slave to any negative thing. God created you to be free, healthy, whole, and victorious. And, sure, we all have things come against us, but they’re not permanent. It’s just a matter of time before it changes in your favor.

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