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"The MEMORY of Mess" 

7/15/2013

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     “My eye, my eye,” the foreman screamed incessantly as he frantically ran through the steel mill toward the nurse on duty.  While grinding a rather large piece of metal, a small chip flew up into his eye.  “What’s wrong,” the nurse asked as she observed  the hysterical Cyclops of a man who stammered into her office. “A piece of metal flew into my eye!” “It doesn’t belong in my eye!” “Get it out,” he shouted. “Or else I’m gonna own this company tomorrow!” After carefully examining the man’s eye, the nurse said, “Sir whatever it was that was in your eye is gone. I have searched your eye thoroughly and there is no trace of it in there.” “ITS IN THERE; I CAN FEEL IT,” the man shouted.  The nurse jumped at the close of the man’s angry remark, not in fear but enlightenment instead.  “I know what it is,” she said.  “Sir, the piece of metal is no longer in your eye. The problem is your eye has a MEMORY…” 
     I heard this story several years ago in a perfect parallel to a great point, and just as the power of its positive and poignant message has remained in my head all these years, negative MEMORIES if allowed to, can carry the same persistent poignance. If you are honest, you can look back on your journey through life and upon your walk with Christ, and see that you’ve certainly made mistakes, mishaps, and done some down right maniac-minded things.  While you can laugh about and some of those things,  you  can never completely forget them.  Now, you know that the moment you confessed your sins, you were forgiven and they were cast away; however, the reason you can't forget is because your conscious still has a memory.  
     Perhaps your current problems, situations, strongholds, circumstances, etc. are not really problems, situations, strongholds, or circumstances at all; perhaps they are simply memories of what once was.  Nagging memories from a sin nature that, like their father, are AS a roaring lions seeking to devour and destroy your present with mere ghosts from your past.  BUT, your Father in heaven says that if any man be in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away and behold ALL things are MADE NEW.  
     You are a PRODUCT of your past, but you become a PRISONER of it when you allow shadows to steal your peace.  Today, if you wish to remain a PRODUCT and not a PRISONER, do some introspective inventory, put the spot light on your shadows, and take the advice of Paul in 2 Corinthians 10:5…cast down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; a memory is a thought, a shadow, a ghost.  
     Recognize them, Remove them through prayer, Receive Christ’s power, His peace, Revive, Refresh, Restore, Replenish, and Re-Up in is presence and in His word, and lets keep it moving so that our Faith can continue to outlive our failures…BLESSINGS!!!!!

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Susan link
7/15/2013 01:42:03 am

Todays inspiration has truly touched my heart . All to many times we for whatever reason hold ourselves accountable for our past ,our mistakes ,our wrong decisions and holding on to these things and situations are only dragging us farther away from what the BIBLE teaches us which is GOD forgives and excuses us if we will only ask and have complete FAITH in HIM to erase these times of our lives and help prevent us from carrying these times and situations into our future . GOD sent his only SON to walk as a human Man on this planet to share tha love of his father with the knowledge that HIS purpose here was to endevour pain and suffering for the whole purpose of the love of our HEAVENLY FATHER and his unconditional FORGIVENESS of our sins . And what a wonderful gift that is to be given to sinners like us all the gift of restoration and forgiveness !! You are right Chad we shouldnt drag past pain with us from day to day we should lay it all at the LORDS feet and leave it there so we can be the CHRISTIANS GOD made us to be ! Thank you for your word today my brother in CHRIST .

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CLBeam
7/15/2013 02:44:45 am

Susan, I am GRATEFUL that you took the time to read today's devo. and humbled that you found yourself closer to Christ in reading it. Your words are so true...Blessings to you and remember, You are a PRODUCT of your past, not a PRISONER of it!

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Kerri
7/15/2013 07:04:25 am

I cried, but they were certainly tears of joy...as humans i feel we often doubt ourselves when it comes to our sins because those on the outside looking in and even our own hearts are always ready to condemn us for our sins some unknowingly others knowingly that no sin outweighs the next, but I'm ecstatic to know my sins aren't problems they're only memories!!!

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CLBeam
7/15/2013 07:27:48 am

Kerri, I am ECSTATIC that you enjoyed the site; I am happier that what you read drew you closer to Him in your personal relationship. Thanks for sharing your experience with me. If you got 99 problems, your past sins just ain't 1...Blessings and please share the site with others.

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Ebony
7/16/2013 02:48:00 am

Chad , awesome and as will always a reminder sometimes we don't even realize we are holding a stone targeting others until brought to attention because if their not in our circle we tend to as God's people place judgment off a few facts we know and not even understanding the root behind action done its doesn't make right but who are we to judge where a person is in life and where they should be .....Example you have so many young girls pregnant but some people judge and don't even realize she was raped by a mother's boyfriend now she dealing with the hurt from that as well shame because of fear of others opinions.... I remember when I was in a relationship not healthy one nor of God but I stayed there longer then I wanted to be in it because of the mouths of saints and hurtful words. Then later I realize this was bigger then me I let ministry stop from doing what I was doing instead what I was doing & others opinions stop me from ministry...Now I know and experience at a young age what it felt like to be judged or hurt worse in church so God has given me a passion for others if people would put down rocks &understand the book behind the cover would be no time to judge it...

CLBeam
7/16/2013 02:57:53 am

Wow, Ebony! We overcome by the Blood of the lamb and the word of our testimony. Thank you for sharing your experience. God's hand has truly worked in miracle ways to deliver you from some mess! Other young ladies will benefit and be blessed by these words. Thanks for visiting the site. I post daily, so please make yourself at home and come again...BLESSINGS!!!

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NLWilliams
7/17/2013 04:34:59 am

True!

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