I woke up this morning with this burden in my heart to share on this matter. Things in life happen to all of us and we often frequent the past to know if there was something we could have done different about it. And I just want to say to that that often its a yes, we can always do things better perhaps or differently if we revisit our past with the things that matter to us considering life decisions and such. But I want to offer a different perspective. What if all you knew at that point in time was the best you could do? Could you really turn upon yourself and beat yourself up? Probably not. There comes some understanding to it that we all do the best we can in the moments that we go through that are difficult to us all.
We change everyday, but God remains constant. He is a never changing God. His Word says in Jeremiah 29:11, 'For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.' Now if we read into this, this is futuristic, but what about things in our past? I am not the type of person to like to skip important, life-forming moments in my life so I do remember the days when the Lord gave me this promise in my life when I was younger that kept me steady on level ground to keep working hard and loving those around me in my circumstances that eventually brought breakthrough in my own life. Today, I look back and I am only in awe of the Lord and at present knowing His faithfulness firsthand in those days I once again hold on to His good promise over my life knowing that He will come through once again. Because, we change but God doesn't. He is faithful like that.
If anyone is able to drag us forward in anything in life, it is definitely the Lord. Lol. God sees our future and indeed His Word over our lives is to bring that breakthrough that we might see it the way He sees it too. Ultimately, its in these life defining moments that we really get to know our Maker! We don't want to miss out on these moments as He speaks to us. His Word says in Isaiah 43:18-19, (18) 'Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old. (19) Behold I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.' If anyone really gets us, it is definitely the Lord. He sees us constantly looking back to the things we could have done differently but you know what? He really gets us. He really does. Sometimes, all we can take is the lesson from it but sometimes, there really isn't even a lesson to take from it because we couldn't have known any better ourselves. And that's how the Lord gets us. He sees our hearts and He knows we are prone to live in regret. And He gets us, He knows we couldn't have known any better ourselves. So is there really a point in life worth living in regret? Not at all! We don't dwell on the former things because our God knows our future and it is all always in His perfect will. We can make our choices, but He knows where we were always headed and so He tells us, don't look back! He is with us in those very moments to drag us forward in our lives.
But I think the most important thing we can take from this journey in life is really, getting to know our Creator. You see all these life circumstances that challenge us and make us question things are all totally worth it if ultimately its going to bring you a step closer in knowing your Creator! Please don't read into that wrongly. Recently I wrote about 'Why Bad Things Happen to Good People' and I just know that a good God never wants us to suffer. It does not come from Him and there's so many ways to read into that but that's for another day. Nevertheless it is worth knowing that in all things, 'these light momentary afflictions prepares us for an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal' (paraphrased in the beginning, 2 Cor 4:17-18). So, 'draw near to God and He will draw near to you' (James 4:8a).
It's currently raining here in Kuala Lumpur but I just have this joy in my heart. The Lord is good, the rain doesn't dampen my spirit, in fact I think it's beautiful and well its a good day. I get to spend the day with my family in lockdown and that's lovely. I have a hospital appointment later and I am so grateful for the nurses and doctors whom have cared for me all these years. This thing we call life, its not entirely a bad thing =) So don't turn back! Don't head in that direction because than you will miss out on the beauty of today and you know what? Today really is a beautiful day! Look forward to the future with hope and remember your Creator all the days of your life! God bless!
Love,
Mary Ruth Gopal
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