We all were raised in a different environment. Some of us had a great childhood with great loving parents and others experienced great difficulty growing up. Some of us were abused, raised without one or both parents, or lived in poverty. How we were raised has a great impact on how we view life and the decisions we’ll make. 

If someone grew up without a father and they never had the needed attention from a mother, when they’re an adult, that person may desire to overload their children with the love and attention they never had or they’ll repeat the patterns of their parents.

Regardless of how we were raised or what we went through, we (the believers) have a common denominator. The common denominator is the Word of God. The Word of God promises us an abundant life (John 10:10) and God’s plans are to prosper us (Jeremiah 29:11). It doesn’t matter if we were raised like royalty or if our parents were addicted to drugs, we all can have the same promises. 

Knowing we all can have a prosperous abundant life, we don’t have to allow our past to affect our future. We can rely on the Word of God to guide us to the prosperous life God already planned for us.

Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.