The
necessity of forgetfulness
By
pastor Genesis Garcia
Manila
Centre Adventist Church
January
3,2017 Midweek
Inputs by DM (My belief and point of
view)
Brother
and Sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one
thing I do : forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I
press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward
in Christ Jesus
Philippians
3:13,14
Memory
is the most valuable faculties that we posses.
Our memory makes us who we are and
who we are going to be. The knowledge
and experience we gain molded us and guides us in the path we are taking,
without our memories, we are just like a newborn child.
One
of the greatest sources of Joy is our Memory.
Having memories gives a the chance
to recall and reminisce the events and situations in our life that gives us
great deal of information. Being able to recall the happy memories in our life
gives us joy and happiness.
Like
a coin, Memory has two sides to.
Our memories, in general have two
faces. It can be a blessing or the other way around. Being a blessing or a
curse depends on our point of view. A good memory isn’t always a blessing and a
bad memory isn’t always a curse.
Negative thoughts can destroy us.
What are negative memories? Is it the bad memories?
I believe that the bad memories
aren’t always a negative memory. Negative memories are the ones that give
negative effect on our life, even in the present. This are the memories that
trigger anger, envy, jealousy, hatred, fear, anxiety, depression, confusion and
many other negative feelings. This negative memories that trigger negative feelings
can lead us to danger and even death. Eliminate negative memories before it
eliminates us.
1.
Some
needs to forget their Past success.
Our success in life can give us
pride and confidence and other uplifting feelings. Having succeeded in one point
in our life is not the basis of our life; it is a mere event that can add to
our value in life. Lingering to past success can lead us to believing that we
are great, we are higher than others. We may fail, we may fall, and standing up
so high can cause great damage if we fall. Let us be humble always and keep our
feet on the ground.
2.
Some
needs to forget past failure.
Our failure is one of the greatest teachers
we can ever encounter. We learn a lot from failures and most of the greatest
people I know have failed a lot in their life. Failure must cause a positive
effect or result in the future, but if our failure makes us weak, makes us feel
down and depress. These memories of past failure must be eliminated and discarded
from our system.
3.
All
of us needs to forget our FEARS..
Fears have ups and down. Fears and worries
make us prudent. Fearing the future makes us plan, and making us plan, makes us
organized and us being organized leads to a more safer and practical ways to
face our life. This fears, I believe are moderate and can be considered rational.
I am not justifying the term fear but merely stating the fact. Fear of Death,
Fear of hunger, Fear of losing a job, fear of accidents. These facts are normal
to a person. Fearing these irrationally makes us psychotic or mentally un- hygienic.
We must eliminate these fears and trust in the Lord. Let us give our life to Him and let him do
what he plans us to be. Fears are to those that do wrong.
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