We tend to be a people that can get stuck in our past!  We love to talk about what we have done and where we have been.  It is not bad to thnk about our past or talk about our past, especially if we are learning from it!  We can actually experience growth in our present by taking the time to think through and learn form our past!  Our past if full of experiences that can help us to think in new ways.  I am thankful for my past, for the things that I have experienced and for the things that it has taught me.  While, I am thankful, I am also careful not to get stuck there, because I know that God has some amazing experiences of growth for me in the future!

Abe Lincoln said:  “The best thing about the future is that it comes only one day at a time!”  With that thought in mind, I think I can handle, with God’s help – whatever is coming my way today!  To get the most out of our days, we need to have an agenda!  What do you want to accomplish today?  What does God want to accomplish through you?  You decide today – are you going to spend your life repairing or preparing?

Don’t live your life thinking:  “I wish I would have, I know I could have, I think I should have!”  Life is so much more than “would, could, and should”!  We have all made mistakes – learn from your mistakes and move on.  Think, dream and work on your future!  Get excited about what God can and will do through you as you learn to live in obedience to Him!

Take a few moments sometime today to REFLECT and learn from your past!  REARRANGE your life so that it lines up with God’s plan and His Word!  RECHARGE and head full steam into the amazing future that God has for you!