No man putting his hand to the plow....

I love this Scripture in the Bible:  No man putting his hand to the plow and looking back is fit for the kingdom of God."   I dig this verse.   I never plowed a row, or drove a nag but I know you can't keep going straight if you let the past dominate your eye or your focus.

Yesterday I sent out a verse that came over Facebook:   Sometimes, you just have to make peace with the past, in order to keep your future from becoming a constant battle.   (Susan Gale)   I believe this so strongly and I have learned to live it.   There are some things that you don't need to plow through time and time again.   It keeps you off-focus.  (Besides, people get tired of hearing you exhort the same subject morning, noon and night.)

So, Christianity means letting go of the past, even disassociating yourself from the chicanery and maneuverings that have worked before.   Yesterday, my niece and I faced a problem that had the possibility of allowing us to vent and we refused to play the game.   It was empowering.   I told her as we left, "Let it go!  Don't beat the dead horse to death!"

It works for me.  
There is always going to be a storm brewing in all of our worlds.   Decide, both before the storm and after the storm, which ones are worth chasing in the future!