Week 6, Day 5

One of the best schemes of the enemy is to get you to run instead of taking a stand.

“Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.” 

Ephesians 6:13

Before we can stand our ground, we need solid ground to stand on. Our past struggles, mistakes, weaknesses, and insecurities often feel like shaky ground. So the tendency is to run from our past. After all, we know our past better than anyone else. But you can’t run from it, because it follows you. The fact is that you can’t escape your past, but God can redeem it. So Lay it Down.

The apostle Paul had a past full of many mistakes. He once called himself the chief of sinners, but God redeemed Paul. God’s plan is to redeem each one of us as well.

What part of your past do you need to lay down? For Finn, it was the stormtrooper helmet. He laid it down. Along with that, he needed to lay down his past to redeem it for his future.

If you’re going to become a force for good, there are things you need to resist. There are things you need to pick up. There are things you need to lay down.

Read Revelation 21:5, Philippians 1:6, Hebrews 10:14, Romans 8:1, Psalm 103:12, Ephesians 2:1-10

-Is there something in your past that you have been running from? In what ways have you seen God redeem your past?