Description

The past can be a difficult place to ponder. Full of regret, bitterness, and locked-up pain... the soul can wrestle with unpacking the past. But there is something profound about those who face their history, recognize the brutal facts, and are able to uncover wisdom for the future. It's a discipline, no doubt, but the healing to the soul may be worth the cost.

Episode Notes:

We can gain valuable insight into our future if we are willing to wrestle with our past.

Three places our souls benefit from remembering where you came from:

1. We gain wisdom from our past mistakes and regrets that inform our future decisions
2. We recognize grace and blessing when we won't have in the moment
3. We remember that God is intimately involved in our life and that his wisdom and understanding is what should ultimately guide the soul

Deuteronomy 6:12 (NIV) - be careful that you do not forget the LORD, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.

Deuteronomy 32:7 (NIV) - Remember the days of old; consider the generations long past. Ask your father and he will tell you, your elders, and they will explain to you.

The previous generation has many stories to pass down, how can we be receptive to their wisdom and understanding?

Music - Pink Desert by Samurai Royal