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Originally Posted by Rhoni
I guess I should have said it better...Forget the hurts of the past and see the scars where the healing has happened!
Blessings, Rhoni
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Again I have to disagree.
I can be such a disagreeable person, eh? LOL!
I don't believe that we need to forget the hurts of the past. I believe there is great value in looking back and reviewing those hurts and finding truth, understanding, and wisdom as a result of doing so.
My husband and I went to see a movie a few weeks back. It was excellent and towards the end there was a statement made by one actor to another that caused me to dissolve in tears. He was expressing exactly the way I have felt at times in the past regarding my own personal life. His words opened up a flood of emotion and I was taken back several years to some very difficult situations and the hurt that it created for me personally.
That revealed to me that still .... after almost 10 years I still have sensitive spots left. I'm not sure I ever want that sensitivity to go away because it's proof to me of the love and relationship I had with some people and that even though that was affected by decisions and actions on both parts I still care. And I believe they do too.
Thing is, we can't allow those things to hinder our progress in God. We have to keep moving ahead. That's what Paul meant I believe by forgetting that which was behind and moving forward. That's why it's so important to "deal" with things and resolve things in our own mind. But to forget? I see no need.
Memory is a precious and wonderful thing.
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