We sometimes wake up and begin to face our day while still holding on to yesterday. We cling to the mistakes. We replay the bungled conversations. We beat ourselves up and waste the best part of the day fretting. We try to move forward, only to be pulled backwards like we are in some kind of tug-of-war with our thoughts and emotions. We allow the negative things others say about us to color our world. We give permission for discouragement to walk alongside us and let it mar the joy we might experience if we'd but look beyond the hurts of yesterday, the disappointments, the blunders.
Jesus said, "...don't worry about tomorrow... Each day has enough trouble of its own." (Mt. 6:34), He told us not to take thought of tomorrow, of what we will eat or drink or wear. Do you think God wants us to drag every yesterday into today? Should we dwell on that which is impure, unhealthy, unholy? Must we harbor the grievances we have against others? Shouldn't we forgive and live in the freedom of that forgiveness? Lamentations 3:22-23 says God's mercies never cease and are new every morning. And surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life.
Today is a new day. This is a new hour, a new moment. Do not waste it considering that which is lost. Stop hoding on. Let go. Give yesterday to God and live in His grace today. selahV
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