Tuesday, August 25, 2009

What's Done is Done - August 25, 2009

Good Tuesday morning! The weather out here has cooled off once again with clouds and rain to go along with it. This has been one of the nicer summers we have ever seen in this area. No doubt someone is bemoaning the lack of electrical utility revenue lost due to the lower use of air conditioners this year. I see that wind generators, not the huge ones you see traveling throughout the Midwest, but the smaller ones for one farm or home, are becoming much more available. With some of them running as much as 12 grand before installation, you probably won't seem them popping up on too many homes just yet, but it'sa comin'!

A while ago I heard the statement, euphemism, platitude; whatever you want to call it that "what's done is done." True, but I thought that we might want to add a bit more to that saying. For example; "What's done is done: Thank you Lord for the suffering I have endured!" Using this as opposed to wallowing in the pit of "I wish this or that had not happened to me" helps to heal the emotional or psychological hurts from our past. How 'bout this one: "What's done is done: praise God that I can grow right here!" This reminds us that God has brought us to this location and time. Not for the purpose of running away, but for His great plan for each of us to be fulfilled. We often look at other locations or careers as the answer to all of our current problems. While we may be called to move or change careers, God wants us to realize that HE is the answer for us right here and right now. Yes, as I am learning, that answer might be to stay put and wait for His answer to arrive. What about: "What's done is done; Praise God for the errors that teach me wisdom!" This one helps remind us that God has guided our steps and will use our past mistakes to glorify His name through our growing closer to Him. The other way is to constantly give in to self pity and regret over the missteps we all have in our past.

You have probably come up with some of your own even now. Looking back at our past is tough because our enemy wants us to remember only the bad parts; those mistakes and missteps that showed us our own imperfections in a harsh, glaring spotlight. God has a few things about your past that gleam with a different light. Perhaps the time you were able to help someone in trouble, or the time you said "I love you" just when someone needed to hear it. You have shared the Good News of Jesus Christ to others, prayed for many people, voted, paid taxes, graduated from school, served your country, and many other wonderful accomplishments in the strength of Jesus. What's done is done, and I'll bet that if you will let the Holy Spirit speak to you; He will show you some great things in your past. Can't find anything good about your past? Let God show you His greatness in your present and future! Read about the glorious New Jerusalem at the end of Revelation. Believe in Jesus and you will be there!

God bless,

Bucky

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