The other night, my son was over, and we were all on the back porch talking about “back in the day.” The conversation consisted mainly of the early years, which included the stupid things we all did as kids and teenagers and in early adulthood. It also made me think of when I took care of Mama during the last two years of her life. Even though she had dementia and her short-term memory was not its greatest, she had no problem remembering even the fine details of things I did growing up that even I forgot! Hahaha! Not to mention she had no problem reminding me of them as well…
It’s interesting to look back at who you were and who you are now. Hopefully, everyone sees growth in themselves. I love thinking back in childhood years about good family times we had and my friends from growing up. Even though some of us went different directions, there are still some that have remained true and by my side that I know will be there forever. It’s so neat when we talk and reminisce about years gone by and laugh so hard about the mischief we got into.
Ah…but lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about heaven. How wonderful it will be to have an eternity with no pain, no sorrow, and no problems. I also thought about what it would be like to be sitting with Jesus and how the conversation might be. One aspect hit me ~ to look at Him and say, “Remember when…” and His reply before I would even finish my thought would be, “No.” Wow! That was quite a realization. In the Bible, we are told that when we ask for forgiveness for our sins, they are thrown as far as the east is from the west and remembered no more. So, that ends that conversation right there. The conversation may continue with Him saying, “Remember when…” and pointing out something good you did that helped someone else, but it will never be about your mistakes if you have asked forgiveness.
I urge you to think about this concept for a while. Do you ask for forgiveness daily? I know lately I have come shy of asking for forgiveness in my prayers. In 1 Corinthians 13, we are also told that love doesn’t keep count of wrongs. Just as our wrongs will not be thrown up in our faces, we need to try to live a life where we don’t throw up someone else’s wrongs in theirs.
May all of our “Remember when…” moments be positive and about good times when we speak to each other.
This is DeVaughn ~ bringing it home.
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