In talking with my child the other day (after he made a bad behavior choice), he said he wished he had a time machine so he could go back and undo what he had done.
I think we have all been there at some point. I know I have.
I tried explaining to him that we all have moments we wish we could change what we had done or said, but we cannot. In those moments of regret, we have to ask for forgiveness.
Most importantly, we have to forgive ourselves.
Other people may not remember what you did years later, but it sometimes stays with us, especially if it happened to be a significant moment.
I think that is the devil’s way of keeping us locked up in our own emotional prison, because if we were truly free to love God and worship without regret, then the devil would lose, and boy, the one thing he doesn't want to do is lose!
Emotional prison is the worst place to be. Depression and other things come from that place, and it isn’t a pretty place. Emotional prison affects more than just ourselves, it affects people around us too, and especially those we care about.
Mandisa has an amazing song called ‘Say Goodbye’ that speaks to the heart of this. Check out this video:
Let go of your past. Let go of the pain and give it all to Jesus. He DIED for you. He DIED so you could live. He loves you and died so you could have freedom in your life. No need for the heavy chains of the past. Shed those chains, forgive yourself and live again.
I know this verse is where Moses is giving the Lord's message to Pharoh about letting His people go, but it can relate to the internal and emotional prison we put ourselves (devil convinces us we should be) in. When you set yourself free, the power and glory of the Lord is shown in your life!
Exodus 9:16-17 (NASB)
16 But, indeed, for this reason I have allowed you to remain, in order to show you My power and in order to proclaim My name through all the earth. 17 Still you exalt yourself against My people by not letting them go
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