Living Unstuck

 

Remember not the former things,

nor consider the things of old.

Behold, I am doing a new thing.

Now it springs forth,

     do you not perceive it?

I will make a way

            in the wilderness

and rivers in the desert.

                 Isaiah 43. 18-19

God never intended for us

     to dwell in the past,

but to dwell in Him

  and let Him redeem it.

God is doing something new,

  even when we don't realize it.

When we pray and seek Him,

God does not just reveal 

a new way to go

   or a new way to be,

        but God reveals Himself.

We cannot but be changed

   by Him.

We are not defined 

          by past or present.

We are defined as His.

May we live like that

 --to dwell differently

   even in the same circumstances.

We are seen.  We are heard.

We are loved.

         And we are changed.

Are we willing to live like that?

O LORD,

Please help us out of this deep hole

    that we call our past.

And how to approach and navigate 

    what we face now.

Because we can live unstuck,

    loved and forgiven by You.

Empower us to see Your way,

   Your will, Your Presence

       in the wilderness

and Your provision

  even in this dry barren place.

Revive us, O LORD,

   to live distinctly today

                  as Yours,

and allow Your Spirit

     to soften our hearts

     and change our minds.