Each phase of adult development holds within it the potential for change and growth or for stagnation and unhappiness. Motivation for a new beginning may hinge on unhappiness caused by stagnation or just the challenge to change one’s circumstances. So the desire for a new beginning can derive from either a positive or negative mindset.
Dissatisfaction equals unhappiness, which makes the potential for new beginnings more attractive. This was especially true for the Hebrew people in Egypt, whose presence there had changed from being honored guests to enduring unbearable slavery. In this position they persistently pleaded with God for deliverance.
God enlisted Moses, who was hiding in the desert of Median as a fugitive from Egyptian justice. However, he was still a prisoner of his own fear that stifled his gifts and talents. God promised the Hebrew people and Moses: “I will rescue you and set you free.” You can be freed today from sin or from whatever has imprisoned you by accepting God’s gift of salvation.
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Jesus said to the people who believed in him, “You are
truly my disciples if you remain faithful to my teachings. And you will know
the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
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