The good news of God’s saving grace is that your life is not the sum total of your past. The Bible teaches us that God extended his amazing grace to us through Jesus, and that this grace holds incredible promise, hope, and peace. We all have a past. We have made mistakes. We have messed up. We have had to deal with the consequences of our decisions. We have hurt and been hurt. We have felt the sting of disappointment. The unsettledness of frustration. The pain of brokenness. Still. The promise of the gospel is that your future does not have to follow the path of your past. You do not need to continue in the direction you have been going. Your next step can change everything.