Do you know a hoarder? You know, someone who collects a bunch of stuff and never throws old stuff away. Someone who has old food in the refrigerator and boxes upon boxes in their hallway? They hold on to things that keep them in the past and can’t seem to move forward.
Let’s be honest; many of us are hoarders. We hold on to things such as anger, jealousy, rejection, hurt, guilt, and even to our past mistakes. If we hold on to them too long, they will hold us back.
In Joshua 7:13, God advised the people of Israel by telling them: “you will never defeat your enemies until you remove these things from among you.”
We all face very-real challenges in life. Our ability to overcome those challenges depends on whether or not we are willing to let go of those things that we have hoarded for so long. We will never overcome specific challenges until we remove the anger, jealousy, rejection, hurt, guilt, and our past mistakes from our lives. They are weights that slow us down and will eventually stop us from overcoming challenges.
The author of Hebrews wrote: “… Let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us.” – Hebrews 12:1
Don’t continue to hold on to those things that hold you back. Let go of those weights that slow you down. Remove all those things from among you so that you will overcome every challenge that you face!
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