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Leaving the Past, Living the Kingdom, by Paul Faulkner
As we get older, we have a tendency to look back, and if we aren't
careful, to give in to the selective eyesight that sees only the
problems and failures of the past. It's too easy to look for someone in
the past to blame or resent and way too easy to stumble around in
bitterness and regret.
The best thing to do with the past is to learn from it, while keeping
our eyes on today and looking forward to the days to come!
God wants us to live today!
Jesus talks about a man who "looks back" because he is not ready for
service in the kingdom of God (Luke 9:62). Now what that passage is
telling us is that the past can be a distraction that keeps us from
being what the Lord needs us to be today! The apostle Paul talks about
"forgetting what is behind" and moving on toward the things that God
has ahead (Philippians 3:13). We've got to stay centered in today,
seeking to honor God and living for his future. Remember what Jesus
taught us to pray: "... your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven"
(Matthew 6:10 TNIV).
The best way to change the past is to live the way God wants us to live
today, rooted in the moment and living for God -- in service to others
and in service to the Kingdom.
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(c) 2007 Paul Faulkner.
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