Our past can be helpful to reference, but not to ruminate on.
Who you become does NOT have to be determined by your past; it's determined by your present. And if your present is filled with your past, then OF COURSE, your future will continue to be filled with your past. Mind Blowing, right?!
You can still create, show up, live out your purpose...added symptoms, body slowing down, or even deteriorating or degenerating.
You can note what triggers you with your trauma until more healing occurs. You can note what parts of your trauma ignite some core wounds, so you can intentionally decide how you want to move forward.
Knowing the past is also incredibly helpful for all the things we are fighting justice for in our country and world...but I've seen it time and time again, including in a recent coaching call this week, where we are RUMINATING on the past...and in doing so, it is holding us back from moving forward in a life giving way in making kingdom impact.
It is holding you back from being the AMAZING light, love, and force this world needs!
Let us not be a slave to our past.
In Christ, we are a new creation (conditions, trauma, injustice, and all), and we are no longer a slave to fear, or any other death sentence this world has to offer.
Let us take those steps to walk out of the prison cell that Jesus set us free from to proclaim His goodness, grace, mercy, holiness, and love to the world.
Galatians 4:3-7
Is who you say you are determined by what you’ve done and what’s been done to you? Or is it determined by what’s already been done FOR you by Jesus? Is who you are determined by the great, “I AM,” and who He says you are?
Take this time to reflect, and then redirect, rewire and rejoice where your identity comes from in Him!
