Dont look Back (for anyone struggling with the war between the old man and the new.) You know this past week, Im not going to lie has been a pretty hard week for me. The anniversary of the loss of my Grandmother, my Mom ending up rushed to the er on my birthday, her surgery and some other things that happened and have been happening in my family my mind has been a complete and utter battlefield. All of those things bring up the past and that is a place where I generally try to avoid. You know people always blame every thing that happens in their life on the Devil but about 75 percent of the time its just life. Many people dont realize the Bible says he goes to and fro seeking whom he may devour, he dont want to ruin your day, he dont want to just bug you when its him its something that is meant to literally devour you. For example last year I struggle for almost the entire year with playing guitar, I actually went around 10-11 months off and on without playing it at all (for a multitude of reasons.) In the middle of that time I would have people randomly find me and want me to come audition for their bands. Guys that had seen me play before at practices, friends houses, Facebook and Youtube videos etc. When its him it is usually something you really either want or wanted. You know many people talk about the story of Lot and his Wife and how when she looked back she turned into a pillar of salt. The problem is a lot of the time the message loses its power when the persons testimony doesnt place them to an extent back in a figurative Sodom and Gomorrah. The problem is people who havent been there see Sodom as the People and what they did but she seen them the same way as I would looking back at the people in my past life. Many people look back at the people in my past life an they see Atheists, Addicts, Repeat offenders, Thugs, Drunks the list goes on. The only difference is when I see those people, I see their pain, Ive heard their stories, Ive helped raise their kids. I see who they are in spite of what they do. The truth is regardless of how Ive been treated by them, I still love them people. You know sometimes the hardest decision you have to make consists of saying the words I love you, but youre not good for me. You see I could easily go back to that life anytime that I wanted to. I could go from a phone that hardly ever rings back to a life surrounded by people. I could spend a couple weeks or so practicing and get back to where I used to be playing guitar and go back to playing music. I could easily compromise my standards (spiritually) and go back to dating. I could easily go back to work if I were willing to be dishonest, even just for a short period of time and no one would even know, but God would know. When youve been truly born again and recieved the Holy Ghost God dwells in you, he becomes a part of you. The truth is loneliness doesnt come from, not having anyone in your life. It comes from not having anyone in your life that you can be yourself with and once youve truly had an encounter with God, you can never go back like it was before. And if youve gotta compromise your walk with God for them to accept you, they dont even accept you because that is a part of you. Once youve woke up, you can never go back to sleep so throw away all those past dreams because now that your eyes are open you can have vision. The past is a place to look at from time to time but not to stay. Youve gotta keep your head up and move forward.
Posted on: Thu, 07 Aug 2014 04:07:07 +0000
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