Before I would wake up in pain and my body would ache. I spent years flipping the mattresses, attempting to add addition support and trying to position myself to minimize the pains of sleeping on the old mattresses. As a matter of fact, the level of discomfort was so familiar to me, that I was having thoughts that there was something wrong with the new set.
When I woke up in the morning, I would get out of the bed still expecting to feel the discomfort in my rib cage and my back. But I didn’t. I felt great because I slept well. For the 1st time in a long time, I had relief.
Sounds ideal, right? Why in the world would I still be anticipating pain when I’ve been given comfort?
Lessons:
* Some of us are still holding on to the old set because they are familiar; storing them in the dining area of our hearts. When God blesses you with comfort, let go of the pain. Throw that joka out! It may be familiar, but it’s not favorable.
* Some of us are sabotaging the new found comfort in our lives because we are so accustomed to the pain. Don’t allow Satan to make your today pay for what yesterday did to you. You’ll never be able to fully embrace the new, holding on to the old.
* When God blesses you with new comfort, peace and mercies, embrace it and don’t allow Satan to stain the new set with the blues of the old set. Today is a new day with new blessing. Your yesterday is behind you.
* When the pains of the past start to suffocate your ability to enjoy the new peace and comfort of today, remember, that the past was designed to prepare you to appreciate the present.
* That pain and that season was just a chapter in your book, not the entire story. It’s ok to turn the page and write a new chapter for your life. You get to choose whose stays and who goes.
*Tressa Jo
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