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, September 7, 2015

New Horizens

Isaiah 43:19  “Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.”

There’s so much you can let go of in life without losing a thing.  It’s called growth.  

-Letting go of old ideas makes way for new opportunities. 

-Letting go of what isn’t working makes way for what will.  

When the pain of holding on is worse than the pain of letting go, it’s time to let go and grow.  In other words, start subtracting the habits, routines and thoughts that are holding you back.  You cannot discover new territories unless you build up enough courage to lose sight of the old and familiar.

Forgiveness is a vital part of this process.  Forgiveness doesn’t always lead to healed relationships and situations.  Some relationships and situations aren’t meant to be.  Forgive anyway and let what’s meant to be, be.  Go ahead and set yourself free.  When you hold resentment toward another individual you are bound to that person or condition by an emotional link that is stronger than steel.  Forgiveness is the only way to dissolve that link and break free.

It’s time to stop expecting everything outside you to change, and instead focus on changing yourself from within. When you do so and you may quickly find the peace of mind that has always eluded you.  God is ready to do a new thing within you. Are you ready to let Him?

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