{"id":5673,"date":"2025-02-11T10:25:07","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T10:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/messengerbooks.com\/mary\/podcast\/?p=5673"},"modified":"2025-02-14T17:19:02","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T17:19:02","slug":"making-room-for-the-new","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/messengerbooks.com\/mary\/podcast\/making-room-for-the-new\/","title":{"rendered":"Making Room for the New"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Something is stirring. A shift, a longing, a deep knowing that this season is not meant to look like the last. But change doesn\u2019t happen by accident\u2014it happens by making room.<\/p>

“No one pours new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise, the new wine will burst the skins; the wine will run out and the wineskins will be ruined. No, new wine must be poured into new wineskins.” (Luke 5:37\u201338, NIV)<\/p>

God is doing something new, but will there be space for it? Too often, life gets cluttered\u2014not just with things, but with habits, routines, and mindsets that no longer serve His purpose. Some things need to go. Some things need to be reordered.<\/p>

“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.” (Ecclesiastes 3:1, NIV)<\/p>

The time has come to release what no longer fits. That might mean stepping away from obligations that drain rather than nourish. It might mean letting go of the fear that whispers, This is how it\u2019s always been, so this is how it must always be. It might even mean breaking free from old patterns of thinking\u2014the ones that say change is for other people, not for you.<\/p>

“Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?” (Isaiah 43:18\u201319, NIV)<\/p>

God\u2019s newness is already on the horizon. Can you see it? Can you feel it? It is time to stop holding on so tightly to what was and step forward into what could be. The past served its purpose, but it is not the blueprint for what comes next.<\/p>

“You were taught\u2026 to put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.” (Ephesians 4:22\u201324, ESV)<\/p>

New seasons require a renewed mind. The lies that once held you captive\u2014the ones that said you\u2019re too old, too late, or too stuck\u2014must be replaced with truth. God is not finished with you. He is still shaping, refining, and calling you forward.<\/p>

“No one, after lighting a lamp, covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed, but puts it on a stand, so that those who enter may see the light.” (Luke 8:16, ESV)<\/p>

You were never meant to hide. The gifts, the wisdom, the light that God has placed in you\u2014it\u2019s time to uncover them. This world needs what He has placed inside of you. It is time to let go of hesitation and step fully into who you were always meant to be.<\/p>

“The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.” (2 Corinthians 5:17, ESV)<\/p>

There is no going back. God\u2019s invitation is clear: Step into the new. Make space for it. Let Him transform what needs to change, release what needs to be left behind, and embrace what He is unfolding before you.<\/p>

“You broaden the path beneath me so that my ankles do not turn.” (Psalm 18:36, NIV)<\/p>

The road ahead is sure. The way has been prepared. He is leading, guiding, making a way where there once was none. This is a season of expansion, of stepping forward, of trusting that He has gone before you.<\/p>

“See, I have placed before you an open door that no one can shut.” (Revelation 3:8, NIV)<\/p>

The door is open. There is nothing holding you back but the weight of what you refuse to release. Lay it down. Let go. Walk through.<\/p>

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