| Have you seen police helicopters out at night, spotlight shining down, focusing on the suspect, following their every move, chasing them wherever? Imagine being the suspect, your heart pounding, your legs flying, your brain in overdrive trying to think; where now, what next, is there any escape? It doesn't matter what alley you run down, what garden you hide in, or car you hide under. It doesn't even matter how fast you run, what amount of distance you put between you and that helicopter; it is going to catch you up again. There is no escape!
Sometimes it feels like your past is chasing you just like that police helicopter. You thought it was all over, but then you find yourself caught in the headlights again. That past experience raises its ugly head, stares you in the face, leaving you reliving the same hurt, shame, mess again: 'Will this ever go away, will this ever leave me alone? Is there any escape?', you cry.
Great news today: the answer is yes! Jesus said, 'With God all things are possible' (Matthew 19:26). When you put your trust in Him, your past has to back off. God says, 'Tell ... the mighty things I have done' - talk about all the times He's won in the past, know that the battles are easy for God to win, even the battle you have with your past. Give your past to God, and don't stay caught in the headlights. |
