Continual Growth
I think we fail to realize sometimes that we are always growing in everything we do. I have grown so much in my christian walk as well as many other parts of my life in the past 3 to 4 years, yet I seem to always find things I didn’t know before or things new and exciting to try. I think sometimes in our christian walk we find ourselves hit a “mountain top” or spiritual “high” only to be followed by a fallout or a low part in life. I think the biggest thing we struggle with is that when we hit that “high” we absolutely can not stop growing and learning. The times when we think we are the most strong and mighty in our faith, are the times the enemy works against us the hardest. The past few months for me have been like that. I am at a place in my life where I find myself absolutely in love with my Father and Lord Jesus Christ and want to follow everything He has for me. Unfortunately, this causes me to picked on or beat up on by the devil the most.
I am continually learning that who we are is reflected by who we have become and who we have come from. We are taught not to dwell in our past because it allows the enemy’s to gain strongholds in our lives and pull us down; however, we must realize that without our past we would not be who we are today. We are all living testimonies to what God has done in our lives and we must make sure to not be ashamed of our past. I have learned that being ashamed of who I was has made me not completely conquer the things of my past. I think to honestly let go of our past we must accept it and realize the testimony God has given us.
The things God teaches me everyday shape me into the Man of God I know I am supposed to be. I vow to continually learn and grow from my mentors as well as from God himself.
Let the Lord guide your path and show you the way.
You are right in that we need to accept our pasts and realize the testimonies we have. However, in the context presented, not “dwelling on” the past means not “longing for” the past. I have found in my own life that it is ok to think about where I came from, but there have been times where I have thought about where I have come from and the flesh part of me says “Hey, why can’t I go back to that?” That’s when you can get into trouble if you don’t crucify that, and get your thoughts on better things.