The Dead Don't Die Easy

Man. It is such a relief when you finally reach the point where what used to cause you to cry yourself to sleep every night, is over.

When you don’t have to wonder about should-have-been could-have-been  would-have-been.

Because it’s not.

And it’s better that way.

Things that can cause you to be so blind. You are literally submerged in it. You keep yourself drowning in misery, unwilling to let go. Holding on, trying to keep it alive. . with pictures, and memories, smells and sounds.

But, no matter how much you spray a corpse with perfume, its gonna stink eventually.

All is good. You have moved on and your past has finally found its place.

And you  move on. Your life makes more sense than it every would have before.

Thank you Jesus.

But only a fool would consider the battle over. Because it’s not. Because your enemy is like a roaring lion. He is still trying to kill you, steal from you and destroy you. He will try to blind side you and bring back all those picture, memories, smells and sounds you had laid to rest.

And that corpse rises up out of his hole of death and tries to get back into your life.

Just a message. Just a word. Just a thought and soon you can lose yourself. It will try to pull you back in.

Then you begin to fight all of it again.

Should have worked out.

Could it still?

It would have been better. .

STOP!

Luke 9:62New King James Version (NKJV)

⁶² But Jesus said to him, “No one, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.”

It’s not a sin to see something. . it is sin when you don’t look away

Then you look again

You think again

You purposely so back time and time and time after time.

You get caught in a web. You surrendered your freedom for a dead feeling.

Then you are weighed down by guilt. Will you ever escape?

You have moved on, you have put your hand to the plow. You have begun a new thing.

Don’t Look Back. Keep Moving.

Rest in the strength and truth of Christ. Let what is dead and gone stay dead and gone.

Do not give into the fear and pain again.

If need be, cut all open ends off.

Expose it. Show it. Don’t keep it to yourself.

What used to be the top of your list, now has a big red line through it.

The past is passed. Kill the dead. Keeping pressing on.

Cause the dead don't die easy.

Forgiveness Is More Than Saying 'Sorry'

Forgiveness.

Forgiveness is a funny thing. I just starred at the word for a moment. The majority of the word ‘Forgiveness’ is ‘Forgiven’.

You give someone a status of being forgiven.

for·give

fərˈgiv/

verb

past participle: forgiven

1.    stop feeling angry or resentful toward (someone) for an offense, flaw, or mistake.

This definition is more for the one giving out the forgiveness than the one receiving it.

I forgive you for breaking my heart. I forgive you for not staying true to your word. I forgive you for letting me believe a lie. I forgive you for getting over me so quickly and without seeming remorse. I forgive you for the rejection. I forgive you for the ostracizing. I forgive you for ignoring me. I forgive you for making me feel like a piece of dirt under your shoe.

I forgive you.

I am not angry.

I am not resentful.

I was offended. It was flawed and there were mistakes.

Through the power of Christ, I forgive you.

Forgiveness.

Forgive me too.