The Lord Is Doing A NEW Thing
A major road block on the path to marriage restoration for many women is letting go of the past and realizing that The Lord is doing a NEW thing, and that once the good work He has begun in us and our marriages is complete, we will have SO MUCH more than ever before. When we let go of the past and leave it behind us by putting our faith and trust in the Lord, who IS our fortress, we can believe the promise in Zechariah 9:12, which says Return to your fortress, O prisoners of hope; even now I announce that I will restore twice as much to you. And then we’ll receive the most awesome promises in Isaiah 61:7, which says Instead of their shame my people will receive a double portion, and instead of disgrace they will rejoice in their inheritance; and so they will inherit a double portion in their land, and everlasting joy will be theirs. And who doesn’t want a double portion and EVERLASTING JOY! As the following verses confirm, God IS doing a “new thing” and making a way where there seems to be no way, and He wants us to forget the past and proclaim the “new” things He’s promised to do:
Isaiah 43:18-19
“Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland.
Isaiah 42:9-12
See, the former things have taken place, and new things I declare; before they spring into being I announce them to you.” Sing to the LORD a new song, his praise from the ends of the earth, you who go down to the sea, and all that is in it, you islands, and all who live in them. Let the desert and its towns raise their voices; let the settlements where Kedar lives rejoice. Let the people of Sela sing for joy; let them shout from the mountaintops. Let them give glory to the LORD and proclaim his praise in the islands.
Obviously the Lord wants us to believe what He has promised to do for us BEFORE we see it and to give Him the praise and glory for it NOW, as confirmed in Isaiah 48:6, which says You have heard these things; look at them all. Will you not admit them? “From now on I will tell you of new things, of hidden things unknown to you. And that confirms His promise in Jeremiah 33:3, which says ‘Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.’ Fortunately we know these are GOOD things, because of the Lord’s awesome promise in Jeremiah 29:11-13 (NLT), which is For I know the plans I have for you,” says the LORD. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. In those days when you pray, I will listen. If you look for me in earnest, you will find me when you seek me. And we have the assurance that everything the Lord promises will come to pass, that HIS will WILL be done, based on Proverbs 21:30, which promises There is no wisdom, no insight, no plan that can succeed against the LORD.
So when we choose to hang onto the past, we’re cheating ourselves and our families out of the glorious future the Lord wants to give us, because He does not work in an environment of doubt and disbelief, which we know does not please Him based on Hebrews 11:6, which tells us And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him. So let the past go, and eagerly and earnestly seek the new thing the Lord wants to do for you and your family, confidently believing the Lord’s promise in Matthew 6:33 (NKJV), which says But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.