Keep moving forward, I know looking at the past can provide some foundation for your future but don’t get stuck.
When God took the people from Egypt they stood at the Red Sea and felt all was lost. I can’t imagine the terror of finally being released from bondage, picking up everything you owned and leaving the only life you’ve known. You find yourself being chased by the enemy and you run for your life, you, your vulnerable adults, your helpless children and all the food you can carry. You are stumbling along blindly looking for safety and you find yourself standing in front of the Red Sea, a seemingly insurmountable barrier. The enemy at your back and no where to go. I can’t imagine hearing the enemy behind you screaming, the chariot wheels banging on the ground, the horses neighing and breathing heavy from the hard ride and the soldiers taunting voice’s. The people were terrified and the sane faith that helped them escape was at risk. This is the scene.
”We told you this would happen! In Egypt we said, ‘Please don’t bother us. Let us stay and serve the Egyptians.’ It would have been better for us to stay and be slaves than to come out here and die in the desert.” But Moses answered, “Don’t be afraid! Don’t run away! Stand where you are and watch the Lord save you today. You will never see these Egyptians again. You will not have to do anything but stay calm. The Lord will do the fighting for you.”“
Exodus 14:12-14 ERV
https://bible.com/bible/406/exo.14.12-14.ERV
And the Bible says
”Raise the walking stick in your hand over the Red Sea, and the sea will split. Then the people can go across on dry land. I have made the Egyptians brave, so they will chase you. But I will show you that I am more powerful than Pharaoh and all of his horses and chariots.“
Exodus 14:16-17 ERV
https://bible.com/bible/406/exo.14.16-17.ERV
Now, I won’t copy and paste the entire story here but in the end, they won.
Yup just like your story, in the end, they were rescued because God will make a way for you to escape every situation. Whether it is your past, drug and alcohol addictions, wrong relationships, bad career choices, abusive situations, poor health choices even poor money management, if it is a barrier God can remove it. When you are faced with temptations to stay in a bad situation or to go back to one because going forward seems too hard, remember this.
”The only temptations that you have are the same temptations that all people have. But you can trust God. He will not let you be tempted more than you can bear. But when you are tempted, God will also give you a way to escape that temptation. Then you will be able to endure it.“
1 Corinthians 10:13 ERV
https://bible.com/bible/406/1co.10.13.ERV
You will have a Red Sea experience, but remember, the sea parted for you to escape. But also remember every one or everything that tried to take you back, it didn’t end so well for them. Stay the course.
”Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.“
1 Corinthians 15:58 KJV
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