1. God Wants To Do A New Thing In Your Life
Isaiah 43:18-19
1/13/2019

2. Change Your Focus
Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. Philippians 3:13-14
If you are continually looking behind you cannot see where you are going.

3. Pass Victories You cannot depend upon past victories to sustain you.
The children of Israel had many victories in their past:
Leaving Egypt
Conquering the Land of Canaan
Fighting off prospective conquerors
Survived a split in their country

4. The Right Questions
The question is not what has God done-the questions must be:
What is God doing in your life right now?
What is it that you want Him to do in your life right now?

5. Your Past Failures
The children of Israel had failed God miserably. Every time He blessed them with good things, they returned to Him evil things.
God gave them the temple- they gave Him idol worship.
God gave them truth- they lived and proclaimed a lie.
God gave them His commands- they lived like they were suggestions

6. Your Past Failures Israel had failed God
-God gave them wealth- they used it to abuse the poor.
-God gave Himself- they gave Him nothing except rejection.
The children of Israel did not deserve anything from God. God is holding out a hand of hope. Isaiah 55:7

7. Yesterday’s Faith
The children of Israel had experienced great spiritual blessings throughout their history.
Their old faith was not sufficient enough to deliver them from their present problems. They needed a new portion of the faith that had brought to pass all the victories from before. Psalms 85:6-8a (personalize)

8. Perceive It?
You may feel like your past has made your life a wasteland but in God, your life can become a stream of life. Romans 8:1-2, Colossians 1:21-22
God is able to transform the desert areas of your life into fields of blessing and abundance. 2Corinthians 3:17-18

9. Commit To His Plan
God has already set in motion a new direction and a new purpose for your life- will you follow Him? Psalms 95:7-8a