Your past called, It wants you back.

Why do I keep getting pulled back into my negative past?

What is it in your past that keeps calling you?

Why do I continue to make the bad choices that take me to where I don’t want go?

What things do you do over and over that take you to a bad place?

Does anyone else struggle with this?

Do you see people around you struggle with the same thing?

Exodus 13:17–18 NLT

17 When Pharaoh finally let the people go, God did not lead them along the main road that runs through Philistine territory, even though that was the shortest route to the Promised Land. God said, “If the people are faced with a battle, they might change their minds and return to Egypt.” 18 So God led them in a roundabout way through the wilderness toward the Red Sea. Thus the Israelites left Egypt like an army ready for battle.

Exodus 13

Exodus 14:1–4 NLT

1 Then the Lord gave these instructions to Moses: 2 “Order the Israelites to turn back and camp by Pi-hahiroth between Migdol and the sea. Camp there along the shore, across from Baal-zephon. 3 Then Pharaoh will think, ‘The Israelites are confused. They are trapped in the wilderness!’ 4 And once again I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and he will chase after you. I have planned this in order to display my glory through Pharaoh and his whole army. After this the Egyptians will know that I am the Lord!” So the Israelites camped there as they were told.

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It’s a Set Up!

Do ever fell like you get put in situations on purpose?

Exodus 14:5–9 NLT

5 When word reached the king of Egypt that the Israelites had fled, Pharaoh and his officials changed their minds. “What have we done, letting all those Israelite slaves get away?” they asked. 6 So Pharaoh harnessed his chariot and called up his troops. 7 He took with him 600 of Egypt’s best chariots, along with the rest of the chariots of Egypt, each with its commander. 8 The Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, so he chased after the people of Israel, who had left with fists raised in defiance. 9 The Egyptians chased after them with all the forces in Pharaoh’s army—all his horses and chariots, his charioteers, and his troops. The Egyptians caught up with the people of Israel as they were camped beside the shore near Pi-hahiroth, across from Baal-zephon.

It’s a Trap!

Exodus 14:10–12 NLT

10 As Pharaoh approached, the people of Israel looked up and panicked when they saw the Egyptians overtaking them. They cried out to the Lord, 11 and they said to Moses, “Why did you bring us out here to die in the wilderness? Weren’t there enough graves for us in Egypt? What have you done to us? Why did you make us leave Egypt? 12 Didn’t we tell you this would happen while we were still in Egypt? We said, ‘Leave us alone! Let us be slaves to the Egyptians. It’s better to be a slave in Egypt than a corpse in the wilderness!’ ”

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What most people don’t realize is that they generally create their life by recreating the past over and over again because the brain works on the principle of anticipation.- Jennice Vilhauer PH.D. Living Forward

Keep Calm and Shut Up!

Keep Calm and Shut Up!

What do you do when you go into panic mode?

How do you calm down?

Exodus 14:13–14 NLT

13 But Moses told the people, “Don’t be afraid. Just stand still and watch the Lord rescue you today. The Egyptians you see today will never be seen again. 14 The Lord himself will fight for you. Just stay calm.”

Stop Praying and Get to Going!

Exodus

Exodus 14:15–16 NLT

15 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Why are you crying out to me? Tell the people to get moving! 16 Pick up your staff and raise your hand over the sea. Divide the water so the Israelites can walk through the middle of the sea on dry ground.

The Trap is for Them!

Exodus 14:17–18 NLT

17 And I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they will charge in after the Israelites. My great glory will be displayed through Pharaoh and his troops, his chariots, and his charioteers. 18 When my glory is displayed through them, all Egypt will see my glory and know that I am the Lord!”

What if you knew God was setting a trap for your enemy?

Would that change your perspective?

Exodus 14:24–25 NLT

24 But just before dawn the Lord looked down on the Egyptian army from the pillar of fire and cloud, and he threw their forces into total confusion. 25 He twisted their chariot wheels, making their chariots difficult to drive. “Let’s get out of here—away from these Israelites!” the Egyptians shouted. “The Lord is fighting for them against Egypt!”

Exodus 14:28 NLT

28 Then the waters returned and covered all the chariots and charioteers—the entire army of Pharaoh. Of all the Egyptians who had chased the Israelites into the sea, not a single one survived.

Every time your past comes calling is an opportunity to watch God defuse, breakdown or destroy it’s power over you.

DO you agree with this statement? Why or Why not?

Identify when you are going into launch sequence.

What are your symptoms of panic or going to your bad place?

Decide What you want to happen or ask God.

What would you want to happen in place of your normal behavior? Do you know someone who handles things the way you want to?

Develop your plan or ask God.

What would you do instead if you could do anything?

Exodus 3:8 NLT

8 So I have come down to rescue them from the power of the Egyptians and lead them out of Egypt into their own fertile and spacious land. It is a land flowing with milk and honey—the land where the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites now live.

Exodus 4:

Exodus 4:

Exodus 4:22 NLT

22 Then you will tell him, ‘This is what the Lord says: Israel is my firstborn son.

Exodus 4:22–23 NLT

22 Then you will tell him, ‘This is what the Lord says: Israel is my firstborn son. 23 I commanded you, “Let my son go, so he can worship me.” But since you have refused, I will now kill your firstborn son!’ ”