Stop Avoiding Your Past! - Ron Edmondson
Are you avoiding your story? Do you often wish you could escape the past?
One famous Bible character never seemed to escape her story.
I have always found it interesting that Rahab continued to be known as a harlot…a prostitute…a hooker… (Sorry for the crude word, but that probably best captures how she must have been viewed at one point in her life.)
In Hebrews 11, the so-called faith chapter, where God chronicles the examples of superior faith, Rahab is still referred to as “Rahab the prostitute”. (Hebrews 11:31) She apparently never fully escaped the title or the memory of her past.
Perhaps the memory of your past gone wrong…all the painful mistakes, the tragedies, the hurts, the failures… remain for a greater purpose…
- To remind you of who He is and what He has done in your life…
- To remind you to help others that struggle…
- To keep you humble or from becoming conceited…
Instead of trying to run from your past, perhaps you should embrace the changes God has brought in your life through that past and the forgiveness He has provided and allow God to use the memory of your sorrow for His glory.
How are you allowing God to use your mistakes, tragedies, heartache and sorrow for a greater good?
If you need some tips on recovering from your past, read this post HERE.
