Yesterday is dead and over....

This is a line in the much quoted song "This Is Your Life" by Switchfoot. God has forgiven me for all of my sins and He has forgotten them as well. I know that many times it's hard for me to forgive myself, and to forget. I also have been able to realize that sometimes my friends don't forget them either.

There's something that I was struggling with and somewhat still am... to be honest. Most people have found out about it from one source or another. Most people know about the struggle and about the compromise that I was considering to consider... I was mostly posing lots of what if questions to myself in my mind. I also started to consider all the different possible outcomes. I have had many influential people in my life that have shared a lot of wisdom with me. It was during this time that I was remembering things that they have told me before.

Then there was the time that I faced it head on. I think I actually cried. It's hard, it's a struggle and a desire that I realized I needed to stop.

So I did. Since then I have been able to stand true to that. I have not considered compromising anymore. I know that it's not always easy. When I communicate with the person that I considered compromising for/with... I continue to tell him that I still stand where I did before. I will not compromise for him or anyone else.

God has helped me from compromising my entire life. He has actually made it impossible multiple times. He has helped me stay pure. With God's help up to this point, I know I can continue until the day that God has prepared for me. I am not willing to compromise in any way ~ not emotionally, spiritually, or physically. Obviously, the emotional one is the hardest, and this is the only area that is hard to overcome.

Yesterday is dead and over.

I know that I need to make TODAY the day that I am an overcomer. I know that I need to be like God and try to forget the past so that I can move into the future that God has prepared for me. Today is the day that we can change and take those scary steps that we have been putting off. Today is the day that we can live in complete integrity. Today is the day that we can get past and over the mistakes that we have made and that others have as well. Today is the day that we can work our hardest and be who God wants us to be in all areas of our lives.

Thank You Lord that You didn't just die.... On the days in between Good Friday and Easter, You were able to say that yesterday is dead and over and tomorrow is the day that the new life was created for everyone. Thank You Lord, that we can accept that new life, the new way of thinking, and the new way of living today, tomorrow, and every future day of our lives.