Place your thoughts on solutions. The past is gone; now move toward your goal. Self pity isn’t part of the equation. Nothing good comes from living horrible mental movies of the past. What is done is done. Rehearsing the problems only brings similar problems into your reality. Remember the bible states, so as a man thinketh so is he; simply reminding us that thoughts are potential, therefore undoubtedly fear will produce what you fear. Many marriages are broken up because many have failed to understand that thoughts are potential. When they spend hours in a day thinking that their spouse is being unfaithful, when it happens, they refuse to take some responsibility because we have not yet accepted that thoughts are potential. For this reason, God gave us in his word, Philippians 4: 8, this scripture truly confirms that positive thinking is vital.
As we study this sermon, you will see people in the bible that couldn’t afford to look back. Abraham is a great example, he had to leave his comfort zone and travel to an unfriendly place where his wife was taken hostage. He went through many trials, but he knew he couldn’t look back and murmur about what he left behind. The past could not help him. Just imagine he was in the desert, people dying all round him, trouble coming from every side. At this point, he had to remain focus on his goals and remain steadfast in prayer. After all, he had people depending on him for their survival, Abraham could not look back. Let us view his life and also other people in the bible.
Abraham left his father’s house at 75 years old to a place he knew nothing about. All he had was God’s promise but he held on to God’s promise and he never looked back. Abraham experienced many things:
1. Famine
2. Death of his servant/there were constant fights and disagreement between Abraham’s workers and Lot’s workers
3. Complaints of his people
4. Battles on his hand
5. His wife was taken
6. God told him to sacrifice his son
Abraham never looked back and he said the foundation for his descendants to capture Canaan [Genesis ch.19 v. 20- 26]. However, Lot’s wife looked back and became a pillar of salt which really meant that she regretted leaving her friends, valuables and others things behind she was leaving in body and not in her mind.
When we decide to follow Jesus, we must leave things of the world behind. You cannot tell yourselves you stop drinking and partying but you are home missing the action.
When you really decide to follow Jesus with your mind and body you will not miss the ways of the flesh. Things of the world should be a turn off. Jesus was always about his Father’s business. We should do the same.
If you must be around the ungodly stand firm on the word, and don’t look back! God’s words will help you not to look back. Don’t live your life based on emotions, live according to the rule of God!
Stephen never looked back [Act ch.7v 54- 59]. Stephen was being stoned to death but he would never look back in thoughts, spirit or the flesh. He took his eyes off the circumstances.
Paul wants through many tribulations but he never looked back and he became a famous apostle.
How do we look back?
1. Leave the way of God and return to worldly living.
2. Rebellion against what is right and doing what feels good to your emotion.
3. Worry is looking back
4. Being fearful is looking back
5. Helping others then complaining in your mind
