The Past…
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if by some miracle we could begin our lives again knowing what we know now? Things would be different wouldn’t they?If we were able to live life in reverse we could use some of that mature knowledge to avoid making the mistakes that were ultimately regretted later.
But, that’s not the way life is lived. In fact, I suppose you have to make the mistakes to gain the knowledge. And we all have made our share of mistakes. Without a doubt, there have been many times in my life when things just didn’t turn out right. During some of those times, I found myself wishing I could turn back the hands of time…to start over. I believe those times have occurred in all of our lives. Some have made the wrong career choices and wish they could go back to school to be retrained, but now they must support a family. Some have made a bad business deal and now they are financially ruined.
How they wish they could go back.
A girl finds herself in trouble and her heart is broken. How she wishes she could go back and start over, but it’s too late. A failed marriage disrupts family life and deeply wounds everyone involved. If only we could begin again. These kinds of events occur every day and no one is exempt from them. Think of the things in your life that you would like a chance to change. How sometimes we would desperately like a do-over.
Some people relive the past and recount it in great detail in their mind. All the negative emotions that they felt back then, they feel again. Replaying regret steals our joy as we battle with ourselves emotionally for events that are gone forever. Some individuals simply surrender to the past. They decide that they will never rise above the past and resign themselves to be what the past has made them. Others defy the past and refuse to be
dominated by it. They recognize that while the past is unchangeable, they can do something to change how they deal with their memories.. There are basically three things you must do to conquer your past.
1)Realize the past for what it is…the past. It is over, done,
gone, finished, ended, passed. You can’t change what
happened back then.
2)Realize in constantly remembering and wallowing in the past.
you will always feel discouraged and defeated.This is stealing your
joy. God’s desire is for us is to enjoy life!
3)Recognize what you can do about the past. While you can’t change
what happened, you can change the way you respond to your memories
of the past.
Choose life and the God-given opportunity to begin life anew! Don’t choose to live in the bondage of your past mistakes, failures and shortcomings. I encourage you to choose life!
Go out there and forget midnight and look to the sunrise! Today is a beautiful fresh new day!
Till Next time..
Your friend.
Constantin
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E. J. Lockett
#1. November 30th, 2006, at 7:09 PM.
THis was so inspiring. This is an issue I find myself dealing with daily - regrets. please continue to write more about this.
Thanks & God Bless!