The Lenses of Past Experience

We filter our daily decisions through the lenses of past experiences. That can be good and bad. Learning from our mistakes and filtering everyday encounters through that wisdom can be extremely helpful, but filtering everyday encounters and relationships through the scars of yesterday can cripple us for life. The only healing that I believe there is for such a skewed mentality is the Cross of Christ and the power of the Holy Spirit. Jesus is able to break the shackles of yesterday, and by the power of His Spirit He is able to sustain us and renew our mindset daily. The absolute truth is that there is no alternative therapy that can even come close to doing that kind of work in the human heart. Only Christ can heal us and help us to overcome negative past experience while enriching our lives and the lives of those around us on a daily basis.