Don't Keep Track~

What an absolute gorgeous day God has blessed us with today. And even if it's cold and dreary where you are, this will cheer you up.


Romans 8:38-39

Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

God always says what He means and means what He says. Dissect that verse and it means there is no where you can go to hide or escape from God's love and NOTHING can get in the way of it getting to you. Likey like that? NO! Lovey love that!

And that, dear ones, is one of the truths my gal pal meditated on as she set forth to love her man.

Part one was never give up. Part two was put herself on the back burner for his needs, and part three says this:

Love keeps no record of wrongs. Another version of the Bible says that love doesn't keep score of the sins of others.

One of the most important things I think we all learn in our relationships is to never ever bring up the past. If someone is truly sorry, then throwing it in their face whenever there is an argument is highly counterproductive. The temptation to remind someone of their wrongs is ever present, but could it be that by keeping no record or score opens the way for (1) one to truly forget about it and (2) forgive as well? We have all had those moments when we knew we could have gone there and said, "Remember when you did so and so...?" But we all know what it means to fight fair. Keep your mouths shut! I am preaching to myself now, people!

So my friend stopped keeping track of every lie, of every hurt, of every wrong. Up to that point her list had been longer than the winding roads in Bucktooth, Tennessee! And the irony is that the more she thought about it the longer the list grew. But no more. Just like we talked about tying all your worries onto a helium balloon and letting it float up to God's tender care, she did more or less the same. She made the list irretrievable. She wrote it all down--every last thing she could think of how he had disappointed her, betrayed her, failed her, dishonored her...And as she put a match to that very precise and concise record keeping, she promised God that since it would be impossible for that list to re-materialize from the ashes, she wouldn't even try. Excuse me while I take a moment to cry.


PRAYER:
Dear Lord, Your Word is true and powerful and effective. Help us all catch a vision of what life could be like if we did what it teaches. In Jesus' name, AMEN~