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Tip Number 4 Let go of the past A loss or a crisis is never the end. There is always a tomorrow. And to a great extent, it is our perspective and our choices that determine what that tomorrow will look like. Perpetually mourning over the loss will not bring back what was lost. It will only lead to disappointment and bitterness. Even by holding a grudge, we cannot change the past. We cannot correct the mistakes we made, make the wrong we suffered as though it did not happen. And we cannot get back those years we wasted. We must learn to let go of the past and forgive ourselves. It won’t come back and it cannot be un-done. Choose life that you may live Joel 2:25 affirms that in times of crisis, there are two ways we can deal with the pain and the loss and the disappointment. In the wilderness, God set two ways of life before the children of Israel. They had to choose to live with him, or without him. “I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live.” Deuteronomy 30:19, NIV The Apostle Paul also chose to let go of his regrets and past failures, and instead focus on what was ahead of him. “Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us.” Philippians 3:13-14, NLT What will you choose to do? Will you look at what the locusts have eaten? Will you continue to grieve over what cannot be undone? Or will you let go of your disappointment and welcome the “new” into our life? We have a choice. It may not be the choice we want but we can still choose: to live in the past or to embrace the new thing God is doing. Let’s not be like Lot’s wife, who looked back. Conclusion A crisis, as seen, is decisive. It is an opportunity to look into the future through God’s perspective. However, embracing the future does not mean we should wait for it to happen. Don’t let your life happen to you. Instead, as St Paul advises “work out your salvation with fear and trembling.” Don’t sit idly while waiting for the promised restoration. After the locusts had eaten the crop away, guess what the Israelites had to do? They had to sow and plant again. If we want God to restore what the locusts have eaten, we need to sow and trust God for a plentiful harvest. We need to present our five loaves and two fish – and leave it to him to feed the 5000. May God Bless You. We need to borrow countless jars and begin to pour the few remaining drops of oil into the first one before it can be filled to the brim. What have the locusts eaten in your life? And what do you hold in your hands that to can sow to reap a bountiful harvest?