As I reflect on today's devo, I am compelled to learn lessons from the past and try to move on to a brighter Christ filled, Holy Spirit led future. I cannot change the past, but I can learn from it. The main concern is; will I learn from the past to improve my future. Sometimes I think I am a little too slow about learning from my past. At times I dwell on my failures and get stuck there. I need to remember Christ forgives the past and He can make good come from my past.
I like this quote from the devo; "Apply the lessons you learn, move forward, and help others to keep from making the same mistakes you did."
I like the Phil. 3:13 passage quoted in the devo... go back and reread it.
God bless you,
PJ
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While my past has a lot of good in it, there is much that I must use as lessons to apply to my life today. More discipline and more reliance on God. I can see how self centered I really was even when I was serving on boards and doing things for the church and community. I can see that God did use me for His work, but He could have used me more had I been communicating with Him on a daily basis and had a heart and mind for His work and not for my own edification. I cannot change the past, so I must leave it in God's hands to redeem and trust Him to use me (past included) for His plan for today. I don't know how you do it, Father, but thank you for redeeming the past so that I can live for you today. I am blessed.
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