LETTING GO OF THE PAST

(How to raze the wall)

 

In our last lesson, we realized that we cannot blame our past for our attitudes and behavior.

So you are asking, “What can I do then to let go of the past?”

First, you must recognize and identify your “wall” (past) and what is blocking and shutting God and others out of your life.

Second, you must confess this as sin. (Confessing means to say the same thing about something that God says.) The Bible says “If we confess our sins, then Jesus is faithful and just to forgive us of our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”  Do you believe this can happen to you?

Third, you must thank God for His forgiveness. Tell Jesus that your desire is to cooperate with Him in your healing process.

Jesus cannot lie.  If He says He will forgive you, then you must believe that He will do it. (Satan does not want you to trust God.)  This is where your faith comes in rather than your emotions.  I want you to know that your walls (past) will try to come up again and again.  Do not get discouraged if, after you have prayed, you still have negative thoughts.  It’s not the thought that is sin, it’s the actions. Hang in there! You are in for a battle and you will win.

Sure, this sounds easy to do but we both know that it did not take you overnight to get this way, and it probably will not take you overnight to get over it.  Yes, sometimes a person is changed instantly, but most of the time you have to work with God through Jesus Christ to overcome emotional behaviors.

You can go to all the counselors you want, talk to all the Christians you can (and it is good to talk with people), but when it gets right down to it, your changes will come through Jesus Christ. It would be nice if people could speak a word and then you would be changed, but it just doesn’t work that way.

Take some time and talk to God about your wall.  Be honest with Him.  He knows already.  He just wants you to talk to Him.

In our next lesson, we will look at keeping the wall razed.

Pray this prayer with sincerity:

Father, sometimes I don’t know if I can change. I sin and I don’t want to.  Help me to see you as a God who cares and wants to work with me.  I do love you.  Thank you for your forgiveness.  Hold me as I begin to tear down the walls.

1 John 1:9

May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.