when i was flying home from scotland, i read something that i believe was sent to me straight from God. i was heartbroken and struggling for strength, when i opened up joyce meyer's "straight talk" and read this:
"a new thing" is the name of the chapter. the Bible verse is Isaiah 43:18-19 ~ "do not earnestly remember the former things; neither consider the things of old. behold, i am DOING A NEW THING!!!!! now is springs forth; do you not perceive and know it and will you not give heed to it?"
and here's what joyce said, "in dealing with the past, the danger we must avoid is allowing it to KEEP us in grief for what has been rather than in gratitude for what is and in anticipation for what is yet to be...over and over God has to remind me, "you have to let go of what lies behind. the past is not your life anymore. now i am doing a new thing."
i don't have to tell you how much this freed me. talk about a quick fix! and it lasted!
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in talking about peace and acceptance, the biggest thing that I have learned this year is that, the older I get, the less control that i have, therefore, the more i have to just "let go." when i was young, life was predictable, and I called the shots. I chose who I hung out with, where I went, what i did, and because I was big into following God, I was pretty much happy. now, I am married and I have children, and I am not in total control anymore. not only do I live with my actions, but I live with the actions of those that i love. and, I can't control those things. I can't control when my daughter decides to kick me for no reason, or when my son comes down with a cough and is up all night long, or when my husband does something that i don't want him to that does end up hurting me. (that happens in every relationship) I'm not in control anymore. they are, and i must let go, let God, and do my best. not so easy for this control freak! but, day by day, i am learning.
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