Today, I was going through the YouVersion plan by Christine Caine called ‘Don’t Look Back’. The main story was Lot’s wife, who was told not to look back as the angel helped Lot and his wife to escape Sodom. She was told to do one thing – not look back – and she did exactly the one thing she was told not to do, and was turned into a pillar of salt.
I believe, we all have our “Sodom” that we look back to:
- the who we used to be
- the what we used to have
- the place we used to live in
- the “normal” we had before the Covid pandemic
- the unforgiveness that robs our peace
- the dashed hopes or dreams or expectations
- the past seasons of our lives that was much easier
- the youth and/or health we took for granted
- the secret thoughts that darken our mind
- the shame that we hide behind our facade
Even though God had told us to let them go and DON’T LOOK BACK.
This question in the YouVersion plan struck me:
Are you lingering in a place and longing for what was, all the while tolerating what is, all in hopes that if you linger long enough, you might get back what God told you to leave?
Are we so foolish to think that if we linger long enough, we might get back what we long for? In Luke 17:32, Remember Lot’s Wife – Jesus reminds us not to turn back – or face the consequences. God is commanding is to MOVE ON.
As we start a new year, let go of whatever that is no longer serving us or even holding us back, and move forward boldly to a new adventure.