We see flashbacks in movies and TV shows, its used to remind the viewer of something that changed the course of the storyline for a character or the story as a whole.
My entire life I have enjoyed having a photographic memory. It helped in school a lot! As I get older I see it fading a bit but I still hear "you remember a lot of a details, huh?"
The downside of this type of memory? sometimes it can put you in places you never were in the first place but have imagined what it might have been like to be there.
This morning as I was walking to the train station, I saw a young man lying in the middle of the road. There were two women and a man surrounding him and cops were just showing up on the scene to direct traffic.
One of the women was stroking his head and speaking to him so I am assuming he was conscious. His face was bloody. I am not sure what happened in this instance but it immediately catapulted me to the middle of a road on Jan 1, 2012.
I wasn't there when Dan got hit but when I saw this, every part of my being suddenly went to that moment. While sorrow took over for this young man as well what Dan was feeling during that time, My Father in Heaven reminded me of something else with another flashback of sorts.
Dan smiling the last time I saw him.
Suddenly I was filled with HOPE, I pray for that young man, that he would meet Jesus just like Dan has through the entire journey.
While God is a just God, He is all about lovingly restoring us if we bring our broken spirits, bodies and minds to Him. You might ask why do bad things happen to us? The thing is the phrase "every cloud has a silver lining" is not just a phrase. If you believe in Jesus, He promised that He is using All things for the good of those who believe.
So while this morning has already been a heavy morning for some of us, we need to remember that Jesus never stops working on our behalf and for our benefit in eternity.
So no matter what comes to you today, you know my mantra.
Love God and the rest will follow....
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