No looking back.
The whole drama from the Bachelor (see yesterday’s post here) got me thinking about the damage that we do when we look back. Instead of looking to his present with the woman that he asked to marry him, Jason stopped looking to Melissa and looked back to Molly- the same girl he'd just said wasn’t right for him. Oh the drama.
Don't get me wrong - although I disagree with the way it was done and the whole lack of compassion involved, I still feel it best for him to let Melissa go if he would be cheating on her in his heart, mind or even physically with Molly. Melissa deserves someone that truly loves and appreciates her - someone that only sees her - someone that won't go back to their past.
There is a danger that must be recognized with forsaking the present and looking back to the past.
I'm not on my soap box. I know that I’ve certainly spent some time in my life looking back and wondering what could have been. In fact, I spent a good deal of time caring for somebody that treated me carelessly (like Jason treated Melissa.) And yes, it hurt me and I spent alot of time wallowing in the pain. Looking back took me back and I got stuck in the past - wrapped up in things that God, in His sovereignty, set me free from. At the time, I did not understand why that relationship failed. At the time, I did not understand why it ended the way that it did. But now, I see clearly and I thank God for setting me free. Now, my new mantra is - no looking back.
Did I mention that I really, truly THANK GOD for setting me free?!!! God knows all and sees all - that's all I'm saying...
You’ve heard this saying: Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift, that’s why it’s called the present. So, no looking back. Keep focused on the present.
And, that’s the advice that I give today. No looking back. Sure, you can learn from the past but you don’t have to be actively looking and participating in the past to learn from it. Take what you learned from the experience and grow from it. Don’t wallow in the past – no matter how good, no matter how bad. Leave the past in the past. Live in the present.
When God delivers you from something (or someone), there is no need to look back (lest you be turned into a pillar of salt like Lot’s wife!) Stop looking behind. If God has moved you forward then keep your mind, eyes, and heart in the direction in which He has set them. God knows best. No looking back.
You’ve heard this saying: Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift, that’s why it’s called the present. So, no looking back. Keep focused on the present.
And, that’s the advice that I give today. No looking back. Sure, you can learn from the past but you don’t have to be actively looking and participating in the past to learn from it. Take what you learned from the experience and grow from it. Don’t wallow in the past – no matter how good, no matter how bad. Leave the past in the past. Live in the present.
When God delivers you from something (or someone), there is no need to look back (lest you be turned into a pillar of salt like Lot’s wife!) Stop looking behind. If God has moved you forward then keep your mind, eyes, and heart in the direction in which He has set them. God knows best. No looking back.
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This is a great post. I like how you combined the present theme in with this. I too had to make a decision to stop looking back and live in the now. When I did, my life became so much better.
This is awesome, and I can truly relate. All week Damita Haddon's song no looking back has been playing in my head. The enemy wants to keep us bound to the past, but scripture clearly tells us that old things are passed away and behold all things are made new. We are really new creatures when we allow God to come in and do just what he needs to do in our lives. It is so hard for him to move us forward if we are constantly pulling back. Thanks Sanya, I really needed this message, it is truly a confirmation...I praise God every day for allowing me to open my eyes and see clearly!!