We are not to regret our past. We are to give it to God. He can do so many wonderful things with it. It’s needed to make us what God wants us to be. The Bible says: This image of planting a dead seed and raising a live plant is a mere sketch at best, but perhaps it will help in approaching the mystery of the resurrection body—but only if you keep in mind that when we’re raised, we’re raised for good, alive forever! The corpse that’s planted is no beauty, but when it’s raised, it’s glorious. Put in the ground weak, it comes up powerful. The seed sown is natural; the seed grown is supernatural—same seed, same body, but what a difference from when it goes down in physical mortality to when it is raised up in spiritual immortality! 1 Cor. 15:42-44, MSG, emphasis added) When we give our dead, rotten things to God to be buried, he resurrects something amazingly beautiful. We can’t do it. But God can. This is what resurrection living is all about. Death is not what it seems because of Christ. Our messy lives are not an obstacle for God. Because God is in business of renewal. He wants to give us a far better life than we could ever live on our own. We don’t need to be hold hostage by guilt or regrets or sin or pain. God uses injury in the past as the very means to bring us into new phases of growth. When we dare to face our past hurts and lay them down to God, we are practicing our faith. When we exercise our freedom in Christ by giving our burdens to God, we are growing in grace. We are meant to be resurrected with Christ. We are meant to be made whole in Christ. We are meant to live freely in grace. The only way to grow and glow is through resurrection. Jesus is the only way we can live authentic lives. Growth happens solely from the inside out. We can’t decorate our outsides, creating impeccable facades, feigning growth. Our hearts must first be healed by the only One who can heal, and then our splendor will radiate from within. Then the growth will flourish. But we can’t have it the other way around. We can’t fake growth. Only God can resurrect us. But how gloriously he does it. There’s nothing God can’t fix. You are not beyond help. Surrender your heart, your life, your will to Him. Let Him have His healing way with you. Hold tightly to His hand. Then wait in anticipation for the healing, the new vista, the renewed life, the genuine growth!
Posted on: Mon, 21 Apr 2014 09:58:44 +0000
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