A life redeemed... Your Story ~ by Regina Franklin As we make decisions in response to everyday situations, we don’t usually stop to unpack the why behind the what of our choices. We typically respond based on what we see; and, in doing so, we forget that almost every situation has a story behind it. Our interactions with others and our own daily decisions do not occur in isolation. The past is powerful; and if we could pull back the layers, we might be surprised to find how loudly our wounds speak—even in the little decisions of life. Just like the woman from Samaria in John 4, we try to navigate hard places in life by removing our decisions far from the realm of our story—keeping things focused on only the practical. We want to forget the past and move on in hopes of change, even though we ironically often choose behaviors that keep us chained to yesterday. But for the woman at the well, and for us, Jesus redefines everything (2 Corinthians 5:17). He knows everything we have done throughout our life, and yet He still promise us that life could be different (John 4:10,13-14). By redeeming our story, He calls us to see beyond the past as we allow Him to take what was in order to bring about what will be (Jeremiah 29:11-14;Colossians 1:13-14).
Posted on: Fri, 13 Sep 2013 18:41:43 +0000
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