Sometimes we wish we could begin again. Trust me I have moments when I wish I could redo my teenage years and cope with things in better ways and create positive habits not maladaptive habits. That’s the thing with God, when we repent, we begin again. Our slate is wiped clean when we repent and ask God to forgive us. With God we can begin again. On the earth, we can’t exactly go back in time to fix mistakes we made. We can’t go back and stop ourselves from saying that thing that offended or upset someone else. All we can do is apologize. To some people, apologizing is beginning again. You can a new clean slate. But for some people, it’s not that easy. Yes you can apologize for that one thing and I’ll forgive you, but that doesn’t mean I won’t have guards and boundaries this time. Boundaries are healthy if set the correct way and it is okay to have boundaries with someone after they Hirt you. In fact, its encouraged. But that doesn’t mean you don’t forgive them, it means you are caring for yourself by protecting you. Beginning again doesn’t always look the same. Maybe it’s after a relapse and you are beginning recovery again. Maybe you broke up with your significant other and you begin to date again. Maybe you have that resolution and you are beginning it again. Beginning again doesn’t look the same for everything. And sometimes you’re not starting from square one. You know things this time that will help you further along whatever it is you are trying again. Beginning at square one in somethings seem scary. Maybe it’s that addiction you’ve had for years that you have tried to break but you keep coming back to square one. Maybe it’s trying to have a baby and you had a miscarriage so you feel like you’re back at square one. Maybe its trying that diet plan and you can never manage to keep it going more than a couple of days. Maybe its getting back into exercising. Whatever it is, it might seem scary, but it really isn’t. You have the tools and the makings to get it this time, you just have to believe in yourself. Hold onto hope and stay strong. Madison Rae <3
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