Redeemed...

Good afternoon lovees!! It's my favorite day of the week...Sunday!!! Sunday to me is a day to refresh and prepare for the new week ahead. A day to let go of the week prior and put it to bed. It's in the past, and we don't live there anymore...

Sitting here relaxing and listening to some music today I am reminded of that very thing, the past. The song is called Redeemed. The artist talks about the struggles of his past, the hauntings of the ghosts that lived in his past, being bound in shackles of all his failures, wondering how long it will last. Then he goes on to talk about the voice of Jesus saying son stop fighting this fight that's already been won! He talks about being redeemed!! Thank God redeemed!!

Friend, I want to talk to you today about your past. Maybe you've got skeletons you don't talk about. Maybe you've done things you're not proud of. Maybe you've faced addictions. Maybe you've faced abuse. Maybe you've faced fears. Maybe you've faced challenges time and time again. Maybe you've faced losses. Whatever you have faced, my sweet friend, you don't have to let it define you! You don't have to carry that burden with you! You don't have to let it define who you are right now. You don't have to let it drown you!!

Today is a brand new day! A fresh start! It's a day to renew and refresh! You don't live in that past anymore beloved!! You live in the present, the here and now! If you can't stop living in the past, it will affect everything in your present and quite possibly your future. So, take that rearview mirror off your vehicle of life and toss it! There's a reason it's smaller!

Start right now, start looking forward. Start planning for your future!! Spell it out, write it down. You can even write down your past, but you must discard of it. Burn it, toss it, or bury it, just stop dwelling on it! Be thankful for today's blessings and tomorrow's opportunities.

Have a blessed day friends! Make it count, be a blessing!!

Love and hugs...