“Families need one another. Don’t hold grudges.” This week as we get into December and into the Christmas season I wanted to share a few gifts we can give at Christmas time. This week I am sharing the idea of not mentioning past mistakes. It comes from Ezekiel 18:22 which says that God will not mention our past transgressions and so for this season I invite you to refrain from bringing up past mistakes, hurts, embarrassments with your family. Let’s try to get to know the new and improved people in our families this season.
Show Notes: Hi Friends! I hope you enjoyed listening to this episode. Below are all the references.
Things I learned this week: It can be so easy to bring up past hurts, mistakes or even funny embarrassments of others. Especially when we are with family and our extended family. So this Christmas season as a way to be more like the Savior - how about we choose to not mention past mistakes. That we try to see our family especially in a new light and see them maybe as the new person they have become. As it says in Ezekiel 18:22 (KJV) - All his transgressions that he hath committed, they shall not be mentioned unto him: in his righteousness that he hath done he shall live. I know that I am grateful to know that our Savior will not bring up past mistakes after I have repented of them and we could help our relationships by trying to do the same even in a small way.
This is the episode where Dr. Jan Martin shares the idea of us not being held hostage to our past mistakes by our Savior in Ezekiel 18:22. It is near the end around minute 44:09