Securing your good future
Soul Snack 117/10 ... The Fields of the Past
There are times when thoughts move backwards and the past refuses to be released.
The longings and belongings of yesterday rise afresh to linger in the present and to taunt tomorrow.
Rising from the hollow recesses of the soul they demand attention in the present. Malevolently they entice towards the maudlin. The soul captured by the past debilitates the body today.
Feelings from the past can cripple the present and destroy the future.
In fact, from within the fields of the past are found the fertile seeds that can claim the future.
Haunted memories dwelt upon in the present, rob the health from today and pierce the hope of tomorrow.
It is satan's deliberate intent to keep reminding you of the past, and ploughing your past into your present. Next time he reminds you of your past, remind him of his future.
Release the past to the Throne of Grace, before it will take you from the Throne of Grace.
Release yourself from the past before your past releases you from your future. (Satan knows God has a good future for you and will try to rob you of this.)
With Jesus, the things of yesterday need not rule you today, nor become your constraints of tomorrow.
"Forget the former things, do not dwell on the past." (Is 43:18)
O Lord, there are so many things that still entangle me. Please take them from me now ( ... name these things in the prayer now ...). AMEN
(This is a prayer that may need to be repeated, until all is finally released.)