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Experiences.....

Yesterday I blogged about who we are and about journeys, since then it has been brought to my attention that continuously looking forward isn’t necessarily always helpful. To most people that may sound obvious, but to me it hasn’t been! I often focus on what I want to become, where I want to be in so many years and what I need to do to get there? I always felt that letting bad experiences or things from the past (whether good or bad) have some bearing on your judgements would be a bad move. I felt they must be locked away safely where no one could get to them as they are in the past for a reason. I now believe I was wrong in thinking this; obviously you can’t let your past dictate what you do now, but it can help you to become a better well-rounded person. I am reminded that God is the same; yesterday, today and forever. Sometimes locking your past away and not dealing with it, can be more detrimental than working through that past whether it is hurtful or joyous. Praise God that He has placed certain people in my life and surrounded me with support whether I need to work through my past or not. I am beginning to realise that God never gives you more than you can handle – even if I doubt that fact regularly! Working in a church environment is showing me so much about myself and about past experiences whether they were when I was 5, 10 or 15 and how I can use those experiences for the better.

I now realise that it is your experiences that mould and shape who you are as a person and maybe that is not necessarily a bad thing!!!

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