Stop Wallowing

Ever made a mistake? You haven't? Well, take it from someone that has made a bunch, no one likes making them. Ever make a mistake so big and so bad that you couldn't find a way to forgive yourself and let it go? No? Well, again, take it from someone that has, it is a hard thing to do.

No one likes to admit that they aren't perfect. I know, I may seem like I have it all together but trust me, I have made my share of mistakes. (And, of course, I am kidding. I don't have it all together). I think our problem, though, when we make a big mistake, is not being able to allow GOD'S forgiveness to wash over us and clean us. Oh, we will accept His forgiveness but we don't want to allow our own. But, reliving the mistake, wallowing in the mistake, will keep us from progressing and doing what GOD has for us to do.

Our word today is Philippians 3:13, ESV, which reads, "I do not consider that I have made it on my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead."

Paul had done some really bad things; he had made some heinous and horrible mistakes. However, he knew that dwelling on those things would hamper the ministry that GOD had called him to on the road to Damascus. While he never forgot about all his mistakes, he didn't allow them to possess him and keep him from pursuing GOD'S high calling. And, neither should we.

Yes, I have made some mistakes. I am not proud of them but GOD has forgiven me of them. Even with all my faults and failures, past, present, and future, He still desires a relationship with me and He still has something He wants me to do. The same goes for you. If you ask GOD to forgive you, He is faithful and just and will forgive you of ALL sins and cleanse you from all unrighteousness. Yeah, it's okay to remember our failures; hopefully, the memory will keep us from repeating. But, we are children of the most high King! So, stop wallowing in failure.

Be Blessed,
Mickey T