The Joy Of Negative Memories Transformed

 Disharmony in our family, addiction, poverty, loneliness or other conflicts may have been part of our story.  However, regardless of the many disappointments we may have experienced, God knows and cares about where we are today, and He wants to help.

 At certain times in the past, life for us may have been painful and we were powerless to do anything about it.  We felt unnoticed by family members and others and determined in our hearts that no one really understood or cared about us.  The truth is, God sees, God understands, and God cares about us.  Jesus the only begotten Son of God, entered our human experience and identifies with our pain. One of the titles given to Jesus is “Immanuel”, which means God with us.

This is how much God loved the world: He gave his Son, his one and only Son. And this is why: so that no one need be destroyed; by believing in him, anyone can have a whole and lasting life. God didn’t go to all the trouble of sending his Son merely to point an accusing finger, telling the world how bad it was. He came to help, to put the world right again. Anyone who trusts in him is acquitted; anyone who refuses to trust him has long since been under the death sentence without knowing it. (John 3:16-18 MSG)

God’s invitation to us today is to turn our negative memories and regrets over to Him and let Him heal our hearts.  We can give God the pain of our past and receive from Him a purposeful future.  What a great exchange!  This is the gift that Christmas brings to each person. 

Prayer:  Heavenly Father, Thank you for the gift of Jesus.  May I ever be mindful that Jesus came that I might have life and have it to the full.  Amen

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