The other night I was typing on my laptop and the backspace key fell off. I still had a few more emails to reply to, so I decided to keep going and try to fix it when I was done. For someone who makes a few typing errors, that was hard. I kept going for that button, but it wasn't there. It was just a tiny button that I wasn't used to.
Later that night I was thinking about what happened with the key. And it got me thinking...
How often do we waste time backspacing - or looking back? How often do we think about our past - mistakes, things we should have said, people we shouldn't have let in, places we shouldn't have gone, things we wish we had done differently.
Do you realize that time wasted on thinking about the past is robbing you of your present? If you are thinking about what could have been, you are missing out on what is.
I'm not saying we should forget the past. The past has helped to form you into who you are today. And the Bible talks about remembering God's blessings in the past and telling your children about them. And fond memories are ok too. But I think there are times when we think about the past too much. And if something in your past is effecting you negatively today, then you need to let it go. For instance, if you are so full of anger over something in your childhood that you are a bitter person, then you need to let that go. Let go of the past, and embrace the present and the future.
So the next time you use your backspace key, remember to think on God's blessings in the past, but not to dwell on the other stuff. Leave the past in the past.
and just for the record - I did get the backspace key back on. ;)
Blessings to you!!
