When I was a
young teenager I overheard my older sister and mother talking about a teenage
girl in a nearby town who had gotten drunk with a couple of boys after a
basketball game and they decided to have sex in the back of a van. Soon there
was a line of guys also wanting to take advantage of her…so her “friends” held
her down and let twenty guys have a go at her. Needless to say she ended up in
the hospital and some of the boys went to jail. Where was the love in that? Her
life was ruined by poor decisions. Now some fifty years later as I recalled
that incident I prayed, if she is still living, she found Jesus in
her life, that He blotted out the memory of that evening and gave her renewed
hope in life. I also prayed that those boys had shame and guilt in their
actions and have taught their grandsons to respect young ladies—and themselves.
Jesus can make things right. His grace is sufficient to change attitudes and
actions. If you have painful memories, give them to the Lord. The Holy Spirit
can guide your thoughts and cover your sins, doubts, despair, guilt or remorse
with the blood of Jesus—wiping away whatever is bothering you in your past.
Jesus tells us not to look back. But
Jesus said to him, "No one, after putting his hand to the plow and looking
back, is fit for the kingdom of God." Luke 9:62. Instead of looking
back—look ahead. I press on toward the
goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. Philippians
3:14. Press on—go for the gold. Respect yourself and God by accepting His grace
in your life. Then fellowship with the Holy Spirit. Develop
a relationship—a commitment to knowing and understanding the Holy Spirit part
of God. Spend time with Him.
Prayer ~ May you experience the love of Christ, though
it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all
the fullness of life and power that comes from God. Now all glory to God, who
is able, through His mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely
more than we might ask or think. Ephesians 3:19-20 NLT
©
2015 by Mickey M. Hunacek. All rights reserved.
All
scripture quoted from the New American Standard Bible (NASB) unless otherwise
noted.
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