How many times have you heard, Live in the Now, let go of the Past, and don’t focus on the Future? While that sounds good sometimes I realized that is not so good. I am Not saying get stuck in the Past or wallow in any negativity of the past however there is a lot to learn from the Past so you don’t keep going around the same merry go round & worse expecting a different outcome. “that’s the definition of insanity ya know”. In fact, when reading your Bible hopefully you have seen and learned from the lives of those of the Past & about what’s to come in the Future. Personally, I have been working on a collage with my photos. Some of those old photos reminded me of the crazy life I used to live & I saw how Good, Merciful, and Forgiving God was, saving me and my girls, in spite of my dumb choices. As I was reading my Bible this week, I saw that same Loving God over and over in the lives of Abraham, Issac, Esau, and Jacob. My eyes were opened to the Truth that if we only live in the “now – in this moment” we walk a rougher road and are prone to repeat our mistakes and the mistakes of those before us. The roots of Knowledge and Wisdom are found in what has already been planted. This reveals what works & bears good fruit and what doesn’t. In this, we learn to Choose good seeds for our inner and outer gardens. The good seeds transform and renew us.

As for the future, there are times we must look at the future and plan, like when going to college and picking courses for a career. The future is also in His Word…it is called Prophesy. And what about the Promises Jesus made, we want to look at those they give Hope and strengthen our Faith. Not to mention, our purpose on the road we are called to Travel. If you just live in this moment, you’re not as motivated to seek, strive, do His will on your life or Grow? Example, when you build a house, you need design plans. You don’t just go along building with whatever pops into your mind. That’s a house built on sand, a shifting, shakey ground.

That said, I will seek the Lord with all my heart, I will look forward to His Promises to come in the Future. While I choose to never go back & try to relive the past, God forbid, or hold on to something or someone that’s unhealthy or long gone, I will continue to seek and gain knowledge from past cultures, mistakes, and testimonies of how God can turn a mess into a message. I will continue to gleen food from His Word, which much of was given in the past. Why? Because it is still true today & it has been proven to me it can, does, & will continue to benefit me in my future. Below a day from the past and God willing, I plan for it to be another day in my future. smile

Big Little Farm Documentary – Bing video This is so great – you get to watch and experience with this couple how changes to the Past create a promising future.

Shalom.