Putting It Away

One of the things in life that I've had to deal with a lot recently is people bringing up the past. I'll agree that yes, the past is usually a good indicator of things in the present or the future. However, completely relying on people's past mistakes to see what they're like currently and assuming they haven't changed or learned from their mistake. Here's the thing about people- WE MAKE MISTAKES! Here's another thing- we're complex creatures. We can learn things and with God's help, we can change. One verse in Isaiah reminds me that we need to look forward rather than backward... Isaiah 43:18 (KJV) says, "Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old."

I think we should keep this in mind when we remember people. Yes, we need to be cautious and not too reliant upon them, but we do need to give them a chance. So many people don't give one another second chances, but God gives us so many more chances than we can count. We need to be able to show the love of Jesus to others by giving them another chance when they've wronged us.