- 28 Dec, 2025 *
Another day to serve the Lord, hope you’re all doing well out there and seeking God’s kingdom. Today, I wanted to talk about moving on from the past. It’s not good to look back, unless it’s temporary, and only to learn. Sometimes, learning from the past takes time and sometimes understanding what exactly went wrong isn’t always clear right away. But, if I spend too much time looking at the past, wouldn’t my eye start to be evil? My focus and attention divided between who I was, and who I’m striving to be in the Lord? What comes to mind for me is the marriage example. Let’s say, I mess up pretty bad as a husband in some way, and my …
- 28 Dec, 2025 *
Another day to serve the Lord, hope you’re all doing well out there and seeking God’s kingdom. Today, I wanted to talk about moving on from the past. It’s not good to look back, unless it’s temporary, and only to learn. Sometimes, learning from the past takes time and sometimes understanding what exactly went wrong isn’t always clear right away. But, if I spend too much time looking at the past, wouldn’t my eye start to be evil? My focus and attention divided between who I was, and who I’m striving to be in the Lord? What comes to mind for me is the marriage example. Let’s say, I mess up pretty bad as a husband in some way, and my wife, though very disappointed in me, forgives me and wants me to move on. If I spent my time always, pondering what went wrong, trying to analyze it, maybe reminiscing on it, wouldn’t that take away from my ability to be a good husband to my present day wife? However, if I moved on from it, and allowed time and experience in similar situations help me round out the wisdom I was lacking in that situation, I can get a clearer picture of what went wrong and why. I think I have a tendency of looking back until I figure everything out, or trying to see my way through a fog that hasn’t cleared. Sometimes when dust and confusion is thrown up from much sin, I have to let the dust settle, to see what went on clearly. Time and space can be a good thing, I shouldn’t be afraid of that.
“Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit. Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools. Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not enquire wisely concerning this.” (Ecclesiastes 7:8-10, KJV)