Good Morning,
This day is beginning very early for me. This virus that has been attacking my wife and I just is not giving up. Once again I am going without coffee because it would be a little tough on my system to handle.
Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare, and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.
I was thinking about some folks I know who have a hard time enjoying life just because of something that occurred in their past. For instance after many years of steady employment something changed in the work setting and the change brought some hardship. It could be that the change brought about finding new employment. Those who manage the change well are those who let go of the past. Those who don't manage change are stuck in the past. They will be the ones who when gathering together as friends will still be complaining about what "the company did to them." They don't talk about what the new work venue is doing for them and the new people they met. They are missing out on the present and the future.
It could be that they had been burned by a love that went wrong. They have a hard time forgiving and moving on. They shut down the ability to trust again and never have a relationship of love with another person.
In order to embrace and grab on to the future, one must let go of the past. You can't get to the other side of a river, without leaving the shore. I feel sorry for those who are missing out on the joy of the future by living in the past. My prayer today is for those who are reading this and are having a hard time dealing with change, is that you let God show you the blessings you are missing by not letting go. And then reach out and embrace the future with both arms.
Food for thought!!
Marty
Continuing to pray for you and your wife. May this virus pass by and renew you physically and spiritually!
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