August 25, 2021 | Rev. Nathan Elms
Your present and future can be sometimes tied to your past, which can be difficult on us.
If we can't have empathy for the person we were, it will lead to self-cruelty, and yet cycle with self-protection.
It is easy to dislike the person that we were, but then defend that same person.
Instead we should have empathy for that person, but not defend that person.
Please understand that as a human, we were led by our desires and appetites at that time in our lives.
As a solution, ask God for understanding concerning the things that we sought for happiness.
Remember that we were trying to solve our soul's desire (who we actually are) through our flesh.
1. Identify the bad desires that aren't good for us, and then seeking God for wisdom and strength for overcoming the things that are hurting us.
2. Begin viewing ourselves as God views us. He paid a price for us and chose us, while we were still in our messes.
3. Remember that if we don't change what we pursue, we can never overcome our past and will remain the same person. Never let a day go by that we don't remind ourselves that we are pursuing a relationship Christ our Lord, Who gave Himself for us. Our best life is not in our sometimes empty pursuits, but instead the life that Christ purchased for us.
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