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Daily readings to help you see Jesus' light in your life
by Selwyn Hughes
Remembering to Forget
"... forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what
lies ahead, I press on toward the goal ..." (vv. 13-14, RSV)
-- For reading & meditation: Philippians 3:1-14
One more principle in relation to recovering from the brokenness
caused by the memory of some dark sin: Forget it by reversing the
process of remembering. Puzzled? Let me explain. Memory works like
this: one revives an image of some past event, holds it in the mind
for a certain length of time, and then this process is repeated until
it is locked into the memory for good. Now begin to reverse that
process. The matter has been forgiven by God, so don't let your mind
focus on it. When it rises to the surface by itself, as it will, turn
the mind away from it immediately. Have in your mind a few
interesting themes "on call." Think of another and more profitable
theme. I know a Christian man, involved in one of the deepest sins
imaginable, who has learned to blot out unwanted memories the moment
they rise to the surface by focusing his thoughts on the cross. It
does not matter what the substitute image is so long as it is
wholesome and can thrust the unwanted memory from your attention.
Another thing you can do when the memory of your sin returns - even
if it is only for a moment - is to turn your mind to prayer. Don't
pray about the sin itself - that will keep it in the memory - but
pray that God will build into you love, forgiveness, peace, and
poise. Images that are consciously rejected will rise less and less
in your mind. When they do occur, they will occur only as fact; the
emotions will no longer register a sense of burning shame.
PRAYER:
O my Father, how can I cease thanking You for the answers You give -
they are so right. Everything within me says so. Now help me to put
the things I am learning into practice. Amen.
FURTHER STUDY:
2 Sam. 12:1-14; Mark 2:5; Col. 2:13; Heb. 8:12
1. What was Nathan's message to David?
2. What does God do besides forgive?
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