I don’t make a practice of living in the past where heartache was the
norm, because I am now a born-again Christian.
Rummaging through yesterday’s lustful, unwelcomed memories is nothing to
dwell upon, whereas, Godly experiences help us face today’s challenges when
reflecting upon the positive.
God gave me a wonderful computer on my birthday—my brain at birth. It can recall things as far back as my youth,
no doubt, equal to an elephant’s memory.
I did research on elephants and the studies that were made regarding
their recall capabilities. It was
interesting reading. To say a person has
the memory of an elephant is certainly a compliment, not a criticism.
Because of the marvelous capacity of our gray matter, memories can be
pure or they can be tainted if allowed to wander. When negative thoughts from my past begin to
creep into my thinking, I immediately reject them by exclaiming, “I’m outta
here!” In doing so, this is my way of
resisting the devil as the Bible says we can do.
(James 4:7), “Therefore submit to
God. Resist the devil and he will flee
from you.”
Nothing good can come from dwelling upon past memories if those
memories are wistful thoughts of the bad and ugly nature of one’s former,
sinful life. Let’s face it, Satan has the
monopoly on glitz and glitter in this world, but he fails to inform the
user-of-filth of the end result that sin leads to—a life of uncertainty,
without hope.
The unrest and worrisome lifestyle of a non-Christian far exceed what
the mind can imagine in the beginning of indulgent living. The consequences are less than satisfying not
only health wise, but most significantly the waning health of the spiritual
entity of a person.
Standing before the Lord on judgment day, giving an account for deeds
done, is a sobering thought. Rummaging
through yesterday’s memories of times that the Holy Spirit called their name,
but rejecting the call will haunt them for eternity. I shudder to think how terrifying it would be
to hear the words from God… “Depart from Me; I never knew you.”
After jotting down my thoughts today, I questioned, “Where is the hope
in this writing?” The only hope of
eternal life in heaven is Jesus Christ.
He is the one and only way to God Almighty. There is no other name, whereby, sin can be
forgiven.
(Isaiah 64:6), “But we are all
like an unclean thing and all our righteousness are like filthy rags…”
Jesus changes our thought process when we ask God to forgive our sins
and we invite the Lord into our heart.
Good memories begin at the moment of salvation when we become children
of God. The old nature ceases when Jesus
becomes Lord of our life.
(2 Corinthians 5:17), “Therefore,
if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away;
behold, all things have become new.”
Rummaging through yesterday’s memories is put on hold when we yield our
mind to the things of God. We need not
end up like Lot’s wife when she turned and looked back toward Sodom
and Gomorrah
I believe that when she turned to view the city of Sodom
It is just as important for you and me to not look back at past sins
and dwell upon their impurities. Keeping
our eyes and mind upon wholesome things prevent us from rummaging through
yesterday’s memories of the old sin nature.
(Philippians 4:8), “Finally,
brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things
are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things
are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything
praiseworthy—meditate on these things.”
Written by,
Papa Boyd
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