Hijacked Joy Part 3

I'm a say that again. If stuck on a good past, it's still living in the past. Yeah. I know there's nobody here. You ever meet somebody who may be like 50, 60 years old, and they talk about their glory days in high school? They talk about how when I was in high school, man, I was the starting running back. You know, when I was in high school, I played with so and so, and I played with so and so, and I remember I tackled so and so, and they're just stuck in the glory days. [00:17:27] (33 seconds)  #StopLivingInThePast

And in order to be able to walk into that promise, to be able to walk into that blessing, we've got to let go of the past in our lives. And the enemy tries to use our past of shame, the past of what we've did done, the past of who we were, and we've got to let go of it to reach on to what God has. It's like when you do the monkey bars. Now I don't know about you. I can't do the monkey bars anymore, but when I was little, I could do the monkey bars. [00:19:50] (26 seconds)  #LetGoToMoveForward

And when I grab and I let go, I can use my momentum to get to the other one, and I can use it to get to the other one. But if I get into a spot where I'm between, and I don't let go of the past, I don't let go of the previous rung, I'm gonna lose it all and stay there. And I might go forward, or I might go back, but I get so heavy on myself that I fall to the ground. [00:20:28] (23 seconds)  #LetGoGainMomentum

Egypt was the land flowing with milk and honey. And this is what happens when we're stuck living in the past. It can cause us to view the bondage as better than the promise. It can cause us to view the bondage. They wanted to go back to bondage because they said the food was free. It wasn't free. It was slavery. And not only was it slavery, they were killing the children. [00:13:59] (37 seconds)  #PromiseOverComfort

Living in the past hijacks our joy. And how many of you know there's a lot of us that are stuck in where we used to be, and what happens when we're stuck in our past and when we're living in our past is that it keeps us from the joy of today. Living in the past keeps you from the joy of today. It keeps you from being in that moment and what's taking place in it. And there's so many times that we are standing in front of something that we should be rejoicing, [00:02:05] (28 seconds)  #ChoosePresentJoy

And some of us, our past has become our idol. Our past has become our focus, and we'll never get to the place that God has for us today if we're looking through a past, to who where we were or even the victories we had attained. Behold, I'm doing a new thing. Reach forward. I know that even nonathletes love to watch the Olympics. [00:24:51] (29 seconds)  #PastIsNotAnIdol

No. I don't wanna go back to those days. I stand on the promise that as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. And it's not what Johnny did at 12, it's that I'm gonna see Johnny worshiping again. Amen. Standing on the promise, getting rid and letting go of that past, whether it was a difficult past, a painful one, or a fun and good one. We can't be in that past. It's like when you're driving. [00:22:28] (26 seconds)  #StandOnThePromise

you and I have got to understand that we can't be living in the past and where we were, because when we're stuck in that past, it prevents us from where God wants us now. It can steal our joy from the moment. It can cause us to murmur and complain, and it can even lead us to a place where we desire the bondage over the freedom we have in Christ. [00:15:39] (26 seconds)  #PastBlocksPurpose

Living in the past hijacks our joy. And how many of you know there's a lot of us that are stuck in where we used to be, and what happens when we're stuck in our past and when we're living in our past is that it keeps us from the joy of today. Living in the past keeps you from the joy of today. It keeps you from being in that moment and what's taking place in it. And there's so many times that we are standing in front of something that we should be rejoicing, having a great time, but we're so stuck in the past. [00:02:05] (32 seconds)

in order to be able to walk into that promise, to be able to walk into that blessing, we've got to let go of the past in our lives. And the enemy tries to use our past of shame, the past of what we've did done, the past of who we were, and we've got to let go of it to reach on to what God has. It's like when you do the monkey bars. Now I don't know about you. I can't do the monkey bars anymore, but when I was little, I could do the monkey bars. And the thing about the monkey bars is that you get on that first ring, and you stretch, and you grab a hold of that one, but you can't go to the third rung without letting go of this one. And when I grab and I let go, I can use my momentum to get to the other one, and I can use it to get to the other one. But if I get into a spot where I'm between, and I don't let go of the past, I don't let go of the previous rung, I'm gonna lose it [00:19:50] (52 seconds)

No. I don't wanna go back to those days. I stand on the promise that as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. And it's not what Johnny did at 12, it's that I'm gonna see Johnny worshiping again. Amen. Standing on the promise, getting rid and letting go of that past, whether it was a difficult past, a painful one, or a fun and good one. We can't be in that past. [00:22:28] (24 seconds)