"GRACE to Forget?"
The "grace to forget" does not mean that our recall or remembrance of past disappointments, issues or hurts are completely erased from our hearts and minds! It is simply a faith-recognition and acknowledgement that the only way to move forward is to stop looking backwards. "Forgetting things which are behind, and pressing towards those things which are before us" is God's remedy for us monopolizing on everything that has happened up to the point that we "see" what He can only reveal once He has our undivided attention. Those "attention-getters" are a refining mechanism in the walk of faith, and dramatically shifts us back into alignment and agreement with His heart, as our reframing and retraining becomes a priority in the learning curves and educational moments that make us powerful proponents of His purpose above our pursuits! Our definitions of what is "meaningful and useful" for our lives then shifts to making the most ...