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by Bob and Debby Gass
How to Get Over Your Past (1)
April 21, 2010
‘They shall obtain joy and gladness; sorrow and sighing shall flee away.’ Isaiah 51:11 NKJV
All of us have chapters we wish we could rewrite. Lee Shipp says, ‘In the natural, unresolved emotional pain wreaks havoc on your immune system, cardiac function, hormone levels, and other physical functions. But in the spirit it is simply a test revealing how much of your old man is still alive.’ To get over your past you must first start looking at it differently. Reframe it. Ask, ‘How did it make me stronger? What do I know now that I didn’t know then?’ Don’t focus on what you lost, but on what you gained. Second, understand the difference between guilt and shame. Guilt is feeling bad about what you’ve done-it’s healthy; shame is feeling bad about whom you are-it’s toxic and debilitating. All of us have things we’d like to change about ourselves, but when God created us He said, ‘…it was very good…’ (Genesis 1:31 NKJV), so start seeing yourself as He sees you. Third, stop punishing yourself with the ‘if only’s’. After stumbling badly and having God pick him up, David wrote, ‘Happy is the person whose sins are forgiven…whom the Lord does not consider guilty…’ (Psalm 32:1-2 NCV) Forgive yourself; God has. Because He sees you through the Cross, you are ‘accepted’ (Ephesians 1:6 NKJV). Finally, move from pain to gain. Healing takes time, so expect some anger, fear and sadness. Don’t disown them; they’re part of the process. But don’t adopt them either; know when it’s time to move on. You can’t walk backwards into the future, and the future God has in mind contains more happiness than any past you can remember.
SoulFood: Dan 11-12, Mark 3:7-19, Ps 16, Pr 10:15
The Word for Today is authored by Bob and Debby Gass and published under licence from UCB International Copyright © 2010
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