Most times, it is an unprecedented decision to ask God to cut, cast out and change the mistakes we have made. What is a challenge is adopting the strength or courage to amend these mistakes because, like the Abraham who was living with both his mistake and miracle in the same house (Genesis 21), he had a brutal decision to make: Either to cast out the bondwoman and her son Ishmael or to have an aborted destiny.

Have you been too worried about the disruption change causes that you never cut loose the people who have delayed your destiny? Somebody always gets hurt in the cutting, but if you don’t move, it might end up being you. Don’t rob your destiny of the temporary discomfort of changing course!