Your past doesn’t have to be your family’s future. 🙌
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There's a new story that God is wanting There's a new story that God is wanting to write with our lives that's not based to write with our lives that's not based to write with our lives that's not based upon the sins your dad committed or your upon the sins your dad committed or your upon the sins your dad committed or your grandpa committed or the things that you grandpa committed or the things that you grandpa committed or the things that you did do or you didn't do. It's based upon did do or you didn't do. It's based upon did do or you didn't do. It's based upon the blessing of God and the same the blessing of God and the same the blessing of God and the same blessing that God gave to Abraham in the blessing that God gave to Abraham in the blessing that God gave to Abraham in the Old Testament where God says, "I'm going Old Testament where God says, "I'm going Old Testament where God says, "I'm going to raise you up that you might be a to raise you up that you might be a to raise you up that you might be a blessing to the nations." That that same blessing to the nations." That that same blessing to the nations." That that same blessing is available to those of us who blessing is available to those of us who blessing is available to those of us who are in Christ and have put our trust in are in Christ and have put our trust in are in Christ and have put our trust in him. So, a new story is written about him. So, a new story is written about him. So, a new story is written about our life. This is good news and it it is our life. This is good news and it it is our life. This is good news and it it is worth recognizing before we go on to how worth recognizing before we go on to how worth recognizing before we go on to how do we look to the future. We have to do we look to the future. We have to do we look to the future. We have to just stop and recognize for my past with just stop and recognize for my past with just stop and recognize for my past with my family especially for my past God my family especially for my past God my family especially for my past God gives me redemption by his grace. He he gives me redemption by his grace. He he gives me redemption by his grace. He he redeems stories. So God can shift our redeems stories. So God can shift our redeems stories. So God can shift our story when we put it into his hands.
Summary
God is not bound by past sins, either our own or those of our ancestors, but desires to write a new story for us based on His blessing. This blessing, exemplified by God's promise to Abraham, is available to believers through Christ and redeems our personal narratives. We are called to recognize this redemption and surrender our lives to God's transformative power.