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The Past Has Passed
“Those were the days . . . .”
The Bible says it’s unwise to wonder why the past is better than the present (Ecclesiastes 7:10).
Finally freed from slavery, Israel kept themselves in a constant state of discontent by recalling the food they had enjoyed in Egypt, while focusing on the hardships they were now enduring.
They neither appreciated their freedom, nor anticipated the good land God had promised them.
An elderly woman said to me regarding the changes COVID-19 has brought, “It will never be the same again.” She's probably right. So how do we deal with it?
A healthier perspective
The apostle Paul neither wallowed in regret for having persecuted the church nor did he long for the high status he once enjoyed in Judaism.
Instead he said, “. . . one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 3:13-14 NASB).
Going back is not an option. Moving forward is!
