A Treasure Hunt Through The Past

Having a right relationship with the past is a timely topic. I attended my 25th class reunion just this past weekend.

I told myself, the morning of, that I wasn't the least bit nervous. Yet, I exhibited a terrible rash on my forehead and I had a terrible belly ache.

Deciding where to sit for the picnic and wondering who to chat with after the meal brought back a few childhood fears. Still, it was a very pleasant event.

This morning's "cup of tea with Carol" by Bible teacher Carol McLeod suggested taking a treasure hunt through the past.

"We all have things in our past that we're not happy about. We all have things and events and people who didn't treat us right. We all have made choices that we're not proud of.

But listen...every day of your life you're going to have some kind of relationship with your past.

Never look back at your past with shame or regret, because that ties you to your past in an unhealthy way. And that's not the purpose of your past.

When you look at all of your life before today, you need to go on a treasure hunt to look for God's goodness, for his faithfulness, for the way's he blessed you, even when you didn't like all of your circumstances. Because I can tell you, that if you look, you can find the fingerprint of God in all of your days before today."