Here I am, first official blog post for “Walk Two.” Do I expect it to be profound? (I shrug) I expect it will be… well, who knows really. Blogs are thoughts and as of late my head is filled with them. I remember I had a writing teacher tell me to just write, write without editing yourself, just pour it all out onto the paper and then go back and reread, rehash. Today that’s how I want to write, heck that’s how I want to live; always moving forward, what’s past is in the past.
Can we learn from the past? Most definitely. We don’t have to live or relive past mistakes, we don’t have to be repeat offenders. It reminds me… that once I am forgiven my sins are as far as the east is from the west in God’s eyes. I lay them down, God casts them into the sea, I am a new creation in Christ Jesus. I am not bound to sin and sin has no dominion over me. I have a new nature and that nature longs to live for and please God. Does that mean I never sin anymore? Hah – I wish. The flesh is always at war with the Spirit but again, now ruled by the Spirit I can (with God’s help) live a life that pleases Him. A life free from bondage, a life free from regret. Regret is nothing more than remembering our past sins, our past failures instead of seeing them nailed to the cross as Christ does.
Freedom. Freedom is God’s desire for our lives. Freedom in Christ. Nothing holding us back from doing His work. No baggage… wouldn’t that be awesome? No baggage. If you feel like you’re carrying a load you shouldn’t be, God wants you to lay it down. Confess your sins and give them to God and then watch Him throw them into the sea.
He loves you:)
