I have been thinking about the past a lot this year. Not in a sad, wish for the old days way. More of a, I cannot believe how far I have come to get to this place way. It is important not to forget. Especially the painful times and the bad memories and the days you thought you wouldn't make it through. Maybe you think, why would you want to remember the painful times? Because we are people that forget. We like to forget. Sometimes we feel we need to forget. But remembering is important. It reminds us of who we were and tells us who we now are. It reminds us of where we were and of the journey to where we are going. Sometimes we also forget how far we have come. If we forget who we once were it is easy to believe we have not changed or grown. So choose to remember. Write down your journey. Photograph it. Record it. Make yourself remember. It is important. Remember to not forget.
And he wants you to keep that at the front of your mind? He wants you to stay focused on the darkest seasons of your life? How could that possibly do any good?'
He wants you to remember who delivered you from that time. That's the point of holding on to memory: delivery, not darkness." Ted Dekker
