“Elephants never forget.”
According to Scientific American elephants convey an uncanny mightiness to shout out back faces, smells, in addition to situations, specially mistreatment. “Grudge-holding” helps them survive.
"Forgetting what is behind in addition to straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the destination to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward inward Christ Jesus."
"Forgetting" is an of import business office of moving toward God's goals inward life.
Paul had things to forget:
1. He'd cheered on the murder of Stephen (Acts 7:54-8:3).
2. He'd been unjustly flogged in addition to imprisoned (2 Corinthians 11:23-33).
To fulfill God's purposes, he had to forget these things in addition to movement forward.
When it comes to the past, I tin sometimes live an 'elephant,' but I'm learning to house injustice in addition to regrets inward God's hands. What well-nigh you?
Is something inward your yesteryear tangled some your heart? Will yous acquire out it inward God’s hands today in addition to expression upwards your time to come amongst novel hope?
© copyright Gail Burton Purath, 2011
For an absolutely incredible truthful even out of a human being who "forgot the past" read: An Innocent Man Imprisoned for Life.
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