We think we have broken things beyond repair. We’ve missed the boat, the bus and the train when in reality there are many paths with unseen opportunities lying ahead of us. But…

We can’t see them because we are stuck looking back at all the opportunities we missed, messed up, broke, squandered, etc.

Those opportunities may be about relationships, taking a stand, speaking out, encouraging someone, loving others…even following Jesus and the life He has told us to live.

 

There is surely a future hope for you…

 

But know this…God is not limited or restricted in what He can do in and through us. Missed an opportunity? Messed one up? God will provide another as He leads you.

So wherever you are in life today, consider the image above and look at all the paths that lie ahead. Then put the path already traveled where it belongs…in the past. It’s history!

Consider this, “God wants us to take the reality of the present and look to the possibility of the future.”  ¹

 

And your hope will not be cut off. ²

 

Even now, in this very moment, you might be exactly where you are supposed to be…where God wants you to be…so that you can go forth and accomplish the very thing you were sent here to do.

Remember…the enemy wants us focused on our past. But God calls us to look to the future.

Believe – Decide – Persist!

From Nose to Toes!

 

Shane

 

 

 

Shane Hale is a redeemed & re-purposed professional baseball player and former corporate sales executive. Shane, his wife Michelle, and their three sons live in Mobile, Alabama, USA, where he works as a Realtor. While seeking God’s plan for his life in the summer of 2014, God told Shane to start writing. Today he shares his faith to encourage and inspire others to seek His plan for their lives as well. Check out his blog at http://www.the1sixproject.com.

 

 

Footnotes: (1) A quote by Chuck Graham, EON!, Encourage Others Now, 2018, © Charles B. Graham and Ciloa, Inc. (2) Read Proverbs 23:18

Pictures: Banner: Pondering the Chosen Path, photo by DNY59, Getty Images. (1) Still in Our Hands, graph created by Tim Urban, waitbutwhy.com. (2) The Lord is on My Side, Psalm 118:6, from ” My Redeemer Lives, I Can Face Tomorrow”, a message by My Lord My Friend, mylordmyfriend.com. (3) You Are Where God Wants You To Be, from “AlmuSalita by Fr. Luciano Felloni”.