Not that anyone in my little new FB circle needs wisdom from me - my wisdom pool runs pretty shallow anyway. But on the off chance it's encouraging in any way, this is what I'm thinking through today. (Partially plagiarized, partially original - kind of like the hundreds of sermons I preached over the years).
I Am Not Defined By My Past.
Today I am thankful that my past does not define me.
My past is just that... past; and it does not dictate my present or my future.
I am not defined by my past: I learn from it... I grow because of it... I find in it both joy and pain.
But I am more than my past. I am present... and I have a future.
Don't believe me... then take it up with the Creator!
Jesus: I have come that you may have life, and have it to the fullest.
Father: “I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future.”
Paul: Forgetting and forgiving the past, I look forward to what lies ahead...
Father, thank you that my Past has PASSED.
For now...
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