I heard a story this weekend that really made me think. It's about a man who for many years struggled with alcohol and homelessness, He had been helped by many in the community but kept repeating the cycle of addiction. He's in his 80's. I heard that about a year and a half ago, he had a stroke. He was hospitalized to recover. When he did, he had no memory of being an alcoholic or being homeless!
Wow.
As of this day, he lives in the hospital because he has nowhere else to go. This is where he gets cared for. He is doing very well and most would not recognize him as the same man!
Paul writes that "If any man be in Christ, he is a new creation, old things have passed away, behold all things have become new!" 2Cointhians 5:17
If you are a new creation as a believer, your past is gone to! Stop thinking about it! As much as you can, get around people who don't constantly remind you of it! Live your life like you are new, cause that's what you are!
