Welcome to the blog of Pastor Alton Stone, from Simpsonville, SC. Pastor Stone is a retired Ordained Bishop of The Church of God, Cleveland, Tennessee with over 45 years of pastoral ministry.

Monday, January 26, 2015

Breakthrough 2015-Yesterday, Today, and Forever

Breakthrough cannot come into your life if you are focused on the events of yesterday or worried about what's going to happen tomorrow. Today is your day of breakthrough.  Hopefully this will help you understand:

-Yesterday is history. It’s done. Record it into your history book and close it.                               
It could have been the best day of your life. Remember it fondly but don’t live in the past. Instead, let your happy memories push you forward when times get tough. It could have been the worst day of your life. Although it might take some time to move on from any tragedies you faced yesterday, every day forward will get better. Yesterday you made decisions. They may now seem good, they may seem bad, but that was yesterday. If you stay positive, you can choose to make the best of your decision today. Yesterday cannot be changed. It is indeed too late to change the things you did in the past, but it’s not too late to change the things you’re planning to do today. Learn from your mistakes and act on what you’ve learned.

-Tomorrow is a mystery. 
It hasn’t happened yet, so don’t sweat the small things. Be kind to yourself; it has the power to make you happy. It depends on the choices you make today. Dream and start doing things to work toward that dream right now. It is not certain. Life can make a 180-degree change in less than a day, and we cannot control them. We can make plans, but plans change. Anticipate and remember that. It is an opportunity. If you did something great today, you have the opportunity tomorrow to create something better. If you did something that seems bad, you have the opportunity tomorrow to make it good. It's  your choice. It isn’t guaranteed; so don’t waste today worrying about what will happen then. Life’s too short to dwell on things that are uncertain.

-Today is a certain opportunity. 
You can use it to decide where you want to go in life. If you don’t love what you’re doing, use this opportunity to change something. It can be the first day of the rest of your life. Create new habits, surprise yourself, and put a smile on your own face by doing things you love. You can be better than you were yesterday. And you know you can be better than you were yesterday. You have the power to make great choices for your health, body and mind. You are strong enough today to remove yourself from negative people. You are strong enough, period. Today is your only chance to experience this present moment. It will never come again

Don’t beat yourself up for what has happened in the past. We’ve all made mistakes; it’s imperative to a successful life. Learn from yesterday by doing things today that have the power to make tomorrow great. I know you can.

 

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