In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God. John 1:1

Happy New Year! 2015 is the year of change.

I was invited to a friend’s church last night for New Year’s eve. The Pastor spoke about an Exodus experience. I thought it was different to talk about an exodus when we are entering a new year. But when he explained the definition of exodus, it made more sense. He defined exodus as moving from one place to another. He also said it is moving out and going from.

Exodus in the bible refers to the Israelite’s leaving Egypt. The Pastor talked about this exodus from Egypt to go to the promise land. The promise land is a land that is flowing with milk and honey, Exodus 3:7-12. The Pastor said that we all needed to go through an exodus experience. I thought, he had less than an hour to bring this thought to an end before the new year. And I wanted him to make it good and relevant to this New Year’s eve’s Watch Service. (I have difficulty focusing if I can’t grasp the concept.)

The Pastor explained 6 ways to have an Exodus Experience. Here are the ways to have an Exodus Experience:

1. God knows what you are going through. What you are going through or what you have gone through is no surprise to God. He knew what you were going to experience. When you’re praying you don’t have to do a recap because God already knew the disappointment that you would have, the hurt that you would feel and the loss that you would experience. You just have to acknowledge those experience and asked God to give you strength to get through the “bad” times.

2. Declare I am coming out or I am walking out. (This should’ve been done before the end of 2014.) This is when you declare not to be a slave to old habits or addictions. Once you stop being a slave you need to quit having slave mentalities. Some of the slave mentalities that I confirmed that I was giving up was procrastination, bitterness, reliving the past, and unforgiveness.

3. You can only have an exodus experience when you realize you had enough of Egypt land. You have to make a decision that you are tired of the way the things are. You can stay in Egypt land where you are abused, misused and mistreated or you can make the decision that it is time to walk away. When you’re ready to be treated the way that you want to be treated, you’ll make the decision to walk out of Egypt land.

4. Knowing you’re not in the right place….yet. You might not know where you’re suppose to be but you know you’re not where you suppose to be. The right place can be compared to the seasons in our lives. You might be going through a rough season but know that all seasons come to an end. Sooner or later the season will run out. Be patient.

5. It’s not about you being let out. It’s about you breaking out. This is when you act on being done with whatever is holding you back. This is after you did your planning. This is when you put your plan to action. Consider this your breakthrough!

6. It’s not just about coming out but it’s also about coming in. Know when you leave something you will step into something new. The Israelite’s came out of Egypt to go into the promise land. Your conscious decision to come out of whatever was holding you back in 2014 will bring you into your promise land in 2015. Believe that!

I want to have an exodus experience. I feel like that I have experienced a partial exodus experience but I am ready to move from Egypt land to the promise land. I just need to figure out what I am willing to leave in 2014. I have identified quite a few thus far. Many people won’t like my decisions but again, I’m ready to move to my promise land.

It’s time for you to move from where you are. It’s time for you to move into your promise land. But know that in order for you to move to your promise land, you have to let go of some things. Let go of what was holding you back in 2014. This is your opportunity to go through your exodus experience. 2015 holds a great amount of opportunities for you. You just have to make the decision to seize them. This is your year…….if you want it.

Happy New Year my friends!

Kelly