You’re
aware of how some memories persevere for a lifetime while others fade into obscurity.
A few rare memories are like sweet cream dessert, but others can be so awful we
do our best to avoid them. Most of our memories include a combination of happy
and sad experiences, sparking our emotions that span a range from joyful to
disturbing.
When children are severely criticized
and rejected, they may develop survival skills to help them reach their highest
potential and yet continue to feel an emptiness that success is incapable of
filling. Being disfavored leaves a child or an adult feeling impoverished, like
the black sheep of the family. Yet it's possible to replace this perspective with
God’s perspective.
No one makes
it through life with only positive memories, but God will heal wounds we’ve acquired
at every stage of life. Pain created by memories shrink as you permit God to do
his work of cleansing and forgiving. You are favored by God, so deposit this reality
into your memory bank.
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