Glücklich ist, wer
vergisst das was nicht zu ändern ist.
For those of you who do not speak German I will translate the
heading of this post. He
who can forget what one cannot change is happy.
The melody came into my mind a week or so ago and then I was
finally able to remember the words. It
is a song that comes from “Die Fledermaus” by Johann Strass.
I have recently noticed that some people that I am very close to
have experienced some disappointments in their life. Most people can get over
this very quickly. But in some instances it causes them to shut down
spiritually and emotionally. They do not know how to deal with failure to
achieve their expectations.
There are many things in life that we can change. But we cannot
change that which has happened in the past. We know we never can change our mistakes
and our disappointments that have happened in the past, but we can only change
that which happens in the future.
There is a rather good text written by a classmate of mine from
medical school that talks about anticipation and expectation. He defines the
terms and goes into the consequences of those feelings which we have. If
you wish I can send you this three-page document.
Christ has given us the opportunity to change not only our
behavior but our thoughts and dreams. Through the plan of happiness we learn
that we can become like our Father in Heaven.
I could have also entitled this post “Letting the past hold us
hostage in our lives.”
No one likes to be held as a hostage under even the best of
circumstances. Although our choices have
consequences that we can have no control over, we all are free to choose what we
can do in the future. Because of what
has happened in the past we may not be able to proceed in the direction that we
had anticipated, but we are offspring of God and as such this gives us the
opportunity to progress and become like him in spite of what has happened in
the past. Why let the past hold us hostage?
Forget what we cannot change and go forward! The Lord will open a way that
we many not even be aware is there for us.
The scripture says, “Trust in the Lord with all thy heart and
lean not unto thy own understanding. In
all thy ways acknowledge Him. And He will lead thee aright.
I have tried this in my life and can assure you that it works.
Love,
Grandpa
WOW! Just fantastic! This is so true, yet a challenge to totally apply in our lives. Really loved this.
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