I am making it a point now to avoid places that send my mind down memory lane, at least the places that send my mind off to the times I had been a hurtful person and times I had been hurt. I have made amends when possible and asked forgiveness from those I was able to and from God, I have also given forgiveness to those who wronged me, knowingly or unknowingly... I have NO need in revisiting past pains. These tried and true scriptures fit here...
Philippians 4:8
And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.
2 Corinthians 10:4-5
4 since the weapons of our warfare are not worldly, but are powerful through God for the demolition of strongholds. We demolish arguments 5 and every high-minded thing that is raised up against the knowledge of God, taking every thought captive to obey Christ.
Through Christ's strength, I have come too far to look back and He did too much for me to think I am so powerful that my sins are too great and need to be dwelt on and gone over and over.
I gave my life to Christ, He washed me white as snow...that's all I need to know. I have to face the fact that I did a lot of terrible things and a lot of terrible things had been done to me, but I do not need to dwell on it. If others do not forgive me I do not have to carry their unforgiveness, it doesn't seem fair...it's not. I was granted grace, unmerited favor from God. I don't give back gifts from my FATHER.
1 Corinthians 15:10
10 But whatever I am now, it is all because God poured out his special favor on me—and not without results. For I have worked harder than any of the other apostles; yet it was not I but God who was working through me by his grace.Luke 7:47
47 “I tell you, her sins—and they are many—have been forgiven, so she has shown me much love. But a person who is forgiven little shows only little love.”I testify to Luke 7:47. Once I gave my life to Christ I was on FIRE and I wanted the world to know. I knew what had been done for me, the chains and burden that was lifted in one moment will never be forgotten. I may have to cast down a million wrong thoughts a day but I know "I am forgiven and loved."
My recent days have been roller coasters from stress to praise. I don't just praise God when I receive unexpected money, or one of the children eats their veggies, I am praise God when I finally allow the Holy Spirit to speak to my spirit and remind me what I am here for, remind me I am loved, remind me that I love to look at where I have come from after a storm. I praise Him because I am in complete awe of Him, like today when I asked for prayer and drove off and ended up right in the midst of a test. A test for the receiving of the very thing I needed prayer for. See if we want an A on a test, we must first take the test before we can receive the A. If I pray for peace, I have to learn to get, make and keep peace. If I pray for patience, I have to build it by facing various trials. God has shown me just how beautiful this dance we are having is. Even when I have two left feet, He makes the dance graceful and breath taking. He has reminded me that even though He delivered me instantly from X Y Z, some things I am left to work out with Him daily till they are pulverized. I truly would have it no other way. As hard as it is facing my giants, I love the victory and personally I find victory tastes sweeter when I had to fight hard to obtain it.. The enemy likes to fight battles even though he forgets often that he is about to get the whoppin of a lifetime.
Let us whop on Christian soldiers!
God bless!
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