This Week’s Chapters: 1 John 1 - 5
Pastor Julie Beemer
I John 2:19-20 - "They went out from us, but they did not really belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us; but their going showed that none of them belonged to us. 20But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth." (NIV)
As we get closer to the New Year, I am praying for all of us to say that 2008 will be a year of New Beginnings! So to help us have a new beginning, I found this scripture to be so empowering especially for those who need help in letting hurts and past relationships go!
Maybe a spouse has walked out
A friend chose to leave
A church member has left
A family member went a new direction
My dad left my mum with 3 babies for another woman. I could continue to wonder why or what happened. But I have to realise that choices have been made, people have pursued a different course; some for good reasons, some for bad. A wall stands between us both until we say “I release them and let them go.” It’s up to us to release them and allow God to be able to move again in our hearts and theirs. Release them with blessing! I have released him with blessings.
Look what happens after we release them. Vs 20 says.. you have been anointed. Wow! With that statement you have everything you need to go forward. You can know that the blessings can begin to flow now. You can have a new beginning!
Begin 2008 knowing that you have been anointed to go forward!
Confession: I release those who have hurt me. I let them go. I have been anointed to go forward. 2008 is a new beginning for me. This is going to be the best year so far!
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This is so powerful Pastor Julie. Thank you for sharing this. I made the choice to forgive a family member and immediately I felt 100 times lighter than I did before, you walk and talk with more confidence and no more talking about the hurt that has passed. I made a choice to movein a forward direction with a positive approach to life! and if Jesus is with us - who can be against us!!! Amen x
posted November 19, 2007 at 12:26 PM
This is so good. God loves it when we dare to act the way he does putting things behind us & refusing to let them affect our futures. What you have said is a great boost to my faith & expectancy. I’m looking foward to this coming year!
posted November 20, 2007 at 11:07 AM
Julie,
Just when I think you can’t get any wiser or any more amazing - you come up with something like this! Your thoughts on this weeks reading are so inciteful. I’m so glad we are doing this blog becuase it lets me get to know your heart even more than I already do!…
AND… I love how you encourage us all to speak that powerful confession.
I’m proud to be called your husband! 1997-2007 have been great years - but I believe they are nothing compared to what we are about to see take place in our church and our faimly over this next decade! 2008 is a year of NEW BEGININGS! The begining of an amazing decade! This next ten years will be our best ever!
posted November 20, 2007 at 01:58 PM
Thank you dear Pastor Julie.
I am encouraged by your word on the Word. You would think that after you have forgiven so many times that we would have perfected it. But every time a situation produces hurt and pain once again the mighty Word supernaturally places the faith that we need to forgive and move on. We have the choices to make and our love for the Lord always wins.
Feelings, emotions will take us in the opposite direction, but trusting our loving heavenly Father and taking Him at his Word yields a mighty harvest both in our lives and in the lives of others. Love never fails, ever.
Bless you dear Pastor Julie. There is a great future in the Lord as we choose life and not death.
2008 will be mighty. Fruit and maturity.
posted November 21, 2007 at 08:58 PM
dad cheated on ma mum for 18 years of their marriage, it was hard to deal with what he had done to her and indeed hard for me to forgive him, but when i read this pastor julie, i knew it was time to let it go…
posted November 22, 2007 at 11:56 AM
Wow, Thank you Pastor Julie!
A reminder of what we know, and a push on further into the things of God.
And what a powerful confession!
xxxxxLOVExxxxx
posted November 22, 2007 at 11:02 PM
dear julie, I love this, your new web design for the church and this link for just your messages. I receive the wisdom and direction from the Word. New beginnings are ahead - I agree with every one at WHBC that both in the UK and here in the US (Sowers Club) we will experience brand new beginnings and provision more than ever before. Forgiveness is the key. I choose to forgive - letting all hurts go NOW - and I go free. You are my special, lovely, darling favorite daughter-in-law - love, mary
posted November 25, 2007 at 12:25 AM
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