Sometimes it's extremely hard for me to let go. There are things in my life that I feel like I'll never be able to truly surrender to the Lord. It's a daily struggle to try and steer my thoughts towards what is important in life. I believe this is true for all of us in one sense or another. We all struggle with moving on from things past. Life is made up of moments, memories, precious times. The problem is, they never last. Then when all we can do is look behind, we become unsatisfied that the time didn't last longer.... that we didn't soak it up enough. But this is life. We must treasure the past, but we shouldn't live in the past. For some reason, this has been my struggle lately. Either I am dwelling on times gone by, or dreaming of the future. What's wrong with this? I am missing the present. And the present is a gift. Before you know it, the present becomes your past, and then find yourself once again looking behind again. Can you see this circular pattern? It's hard to get out of if you're not careful. I believe there is only one solution: contentment. We must strive to be content in whatever state we are in, because God has given us this present time for a reason. We are commanded in Scripture to "redeem the time"! So how do we become content? There is only one way: look to Christ. He is the author and finisher of your life. He knows your past, present, and future.... it is all in His hands and everything is under His control. I have seen His hand in my life time and time again, and He never ceases to amaze me. The moment I think He doesn't care about me, He shows me His love. The moment I think He has forgotten about me, He shows me He is near. When all hope is lost, and I can see nothing but my sin, He comforts my soul and offers forgiveness. All is vain in this life, and all things this side of heaven will perish. Only Jesus is steadfast, enduring, everlasting. And all my times are in His hand. And I can rest in that fact.
