So many times, we run from our past. We hide from the stories it holds. Some pasts are painful and hold hurts we would rather not revisit. Some pasts we wish we could turn the clock back and relive again and again.
The past seasons us. As much as a good cast iron pan is used and put into the fire to be seasoned time and again, it comes out to be one of the most useful tools in the kitchen.
So, too, does the past. Although it took us through many ups and downs, it prepares us to be fit for the Master’s use. Our testimony becomes like Job’s when he said, “But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold” (Job 23:10).
The past will always be a part of us, but it doesn’t have to be a source of stress. God knows every part of our past, and He brought us through it. As one cherishes a historic relic and what was learned during that period, so too can we walk away from the past with lessons learned.
One of the greatest lessons learned was the revelation that the same God who was with you then is with you today.
If the past is a burden, cast that heavy load to the Lord and let His holy strength take it and sustain you simultaneously (Psalm 55:2). Then, may you press past it and go forth into all that He has called you to be in Christ Jesus (Philippians 3:14).
The past had its day. But today is today. And while yesterday’s lessons may be useful and refine us, we don’t pitch a tent and camp there. We take those experiences and move forward into what is before us now.
Today came with new grace and mercy (Lamentations 3:22-23). One day we shall be completely changed from all our pasts, and the story it will tell on that day will be one of total victory (read 1 Corinthians 15:52-58).
Your past has nothing on your future. And when you view your past through the lens of what God has in store for you, it has the sweetest and most magnificent ending.
Cast iron is seasoned for endurance and durability, but a seasoned saint is even more powerful.
The strength of the past is your story that no one can take away from you, but one that God can build something beautiful upon for all eternity.
Blessings ~
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