The world we live in is vicious. Day by day, we live our lives and day by day, we face tragedy as well as triumph. I assume that the best advice I can give someone is to keep moving forward whether you are facing tragedy or triumph.
If we linger on one particular event, that event will consume our lives. We need to understand that the past is the past. We need to focus our attention on the present moment so that the future will be brighter. What I am saying may seem extremely cliche’; however, we never actually move on. Our minds become preoccupied with the past; considering, the past is more comfortable.
As humans, whether you like to admit it or not, we like it when our world is secure. 1 Kings 19:21 states: “So Elisha left him and went back. He took his yoke of oxen and slaughtered them. He burned the plowing equipment to cook the meat and gave it to the people, and they ate. Then he set out to follow Elijah.” Just as Elisha did, we need to learn to burn the plows and kill the cows in our own lives. Now that does not mean to actually go outside to set cows, your office building or even your home on fire.
Elisha set fire to his safety in his own life so that he could run quickly towards his new life instead of resting on the safety of his comfortable past. We need to trust our own judgement, God’s judgment and actually step out into the unknown without the past holding us back. Burn it, make a jump and run towards the unknown. Make a difference in your life and chase something worth chasing. The days behind us are long gone, we just need to realize it so we can build something new.
