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<\/a><\/p>\nIt\u2019s important that we look out the window of our lives every once in a while as well. That way we can see what\u2019s coming down. Not necessarily what the conditions have been, but what\u2019s currently coming down.<\/p>\n
It could encourage or challenge us to see what\u2019s really going on. There have been times in my life, to be quite honest, where my \u201cconditions\u201d seemed to be just fine but what was \u201ccoming down\u201d wasn\u2019t all that fine. It wasn\u2019t obvious that things weren\u2019t good. There was still some of the past definitely there. But what was coming down was not what I wanted.<\/p>\n
When you notice that – when you notice that you\u2019ve maybe gotten distracted or apathetic or maybe even began to compromise – then you can do something about it. It\u2019s a great forecast for where things are going if they don\u2019t change. And then you can, by the grace of God, make the change!<\/p>\n
And I\u2019ve also seen this principle work as an encouragement. One person in particular comes to mind. She has come a long way in her journey with the Lord and yet sometimes struggles with where she\u2019s come from.<\/p>\n
I often try to reminder her that her past conditions aren\u2019t most important. The important thing is not the past that is slowly melting away. It\u2019s what\u2019s coming down…now.<\/p>\n
God is in the act of rewriting so many of our stories. The enemy will try to discourage us with our current conditions. He\u2019ll point out where we\u2019re not perfect yet. But God\u2019s not finished with us yet either. As long as we\u2019re tapped into His Holy Spirit, that work is being done in us. Don\u2019t give up!<\/p>\n
And it\u2019s also through that same Spirit that we can be challenged when we look out and see that things aren\u2019t going exactly right. When we see that we need to change some things. See God loves you and I just as we are, but He loves us far too much to let us stay just as we are for the rest of our lives.<\/p>\n
There\u2019s a good chance that if you spend a little less time on where you\u2019ve been and a little more time on where you\u2019re going, you\u2019ll like where you\u2019re going!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"