GOD’S NEW THING

Ecclesiastes 7:10 (Nlt) Don’t long for the “good old days.” This is not wise.

Probably anyone who’s been around for a while has been tempted to wish for the good old days, because we don’t like the way things are going, but King Solomon advises us it’s not wise to do that. Why is that? It implies we’re discontented with our lot, which is like complaining to God and that attitude will prevent us from enjoying the good we have right now. 

Complaining feeds our discontentment and hinders the blessings of God whereas praising and being thankful releases them, regardless of what is happening in the world.

When we look back we tend to use rose tinted spectacles anyway and forget the not so good things there were back then too! We can be sure though that God has placed us here in this time frame for a reason. He has a good purpose for our lives right now, wherever we are.

Isaiah 43:18-19 Do not remember the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I will do a new thing. Now it shall spring forth; shall you not know it? I will even make a road in the wilderness and rivers in the desert. 

So instead let’s be thankful because God wants us to be believing in faith for the new thing He has promised us to be on its way and it’s very hard to reach out for the new when we keep looking backwards! We tend to fall over!😊

If you’ve felt like you’ve been in the wilderness, or spiritually dry, take heart because God has said He’ll give us a new road to travel and He’ll satisfy our thirst, not with a little trickle but with a river, so let’s look forward with anticipation and expectation of the new thing He has prepared for us. Whatever it is, we know it will be a blessing.

Jesus is the Light in this world and He has made us to be light too so let’s not allow the enemy to bring us down or deceive us in any way. The best is yet to come.😊

And remember we belong to the King of Kings and the path of the righteous gets brighter and brighter, so let’s enjoy the present and believe for the good new days which God has planned for us. Amen.