We men have
become very adept at covering up our pain. We tend to cover our fear and
hurt
with Sunday smiles, nice suits, firm handshakes and sometimes lies. One of the
things that cause us great pain is broken relationship. One reason they are so
painful and so crippling is that no one has ever showed us how to fix a
fractured relationship. It may even have been something devastating, such as rejection,
divorce, or you may have good friends you don’t talk to anymore.
Painful past
come in all shapes and sizes and degrees of intensity. In some case, the
person
who has been the focus of our pain isn’t even around anymore. It’s too late to
say you’re sorry, or to hear those healing words from other person’s lips.
Going
Somewhere with God
We tend to let
past failures keep us from trying again. But once we committed to the Lord,we
have His power available to help us move forward instead of looking back. He is
very aware what ever your situation may be. He knows when things go wrong in
your relationship. You need to focus on Someone who is there to help you.
Regardless
of what happened yesterday, if you stick with the Lord today, your yesterday
doesn’t
have to control your tomorrow. If you are still thinking about the people
who
caused your problem, you are focusing on the wrong thing. I know this might be
difficult to forgive someone who hurt you really bad.
Sometimes
God must lead you downhill to take you uphill. He must take you to the bottom
in order to get you to the top. The problem comes when we’re at the bottom,
because we tend to assume that it’s the end of the trip. But when the Lord is
with you, something is going to happen. God knows where He’s taking you. And
He
knows the lessons you need to know in order to be equipped when you get
there.
Seeking God’s Greater Purpose
When all things seems to be against you, it may be becauseyour vision is
obscured by the past. When you look at your situation from a heavenly
perspective, all these things may be for you. They just haven’t been put
together yet. You say” My life is a lemon.” Oh, but God can make lemonade.
He
can take a messed-up scenario and totally transform it if His sovereignty is
allowed to work in your life.
Breaking the
power of the past and making the most of the present
“A few years ago an old lamp in a house fell
and broke. It was pretty bad shape, but the owner liked that old lamp, so the
owner got out the Super Glue and went to work. The owner fit the pieces back
together, let the glue dry and put that lamp back on the stand. In fact you
saw
this lamp you would never know it was once broken. The owner knows it, the
glue
worked and the lamp is still giving light”

You may have
a broken past, cracked by an uncaring father, jealous friends, or a careless
mate. But if you bring that cracked vessel to Jesus and let the Holy Spirit
do
the “glue thing” He can put your life together where only you will know it was
ever cracked. And you may forget it was once cracked because your light is
still shining. That’s what God can do. Because of Him you can bring light to
others.

GB everyone.