Here is where
irony reigns. Don't walk the Memory Lanes involving loved ones who've died. You can look and grab glimpses here and there..The lane should be draped in caution and warning signs that say Quicksand ahead....can get marooned in depression and memories of what had been and what is no longer.
But there is one particular Memory Lane that each of us should take a walk down every day...and it will never be draped in caution signs because that only happens when the memories carried on that lane are of people no longer alive and with you. Jesus is alive...and always with you. You'll die but He remains alive...so walking THAT memory lane only increases Faith levels of what He's done for you in the past...since He is still ahead of you too...the lane doesn't hurt your heart. It's completely different than all the other Memory Lane-ing you can do in life. God wants to you look back, see all that He’s done... for you, all
the times He’s been there. All the ways He has carried you….held you...and helped you. Remember and even share! The other Lanes just bring pain once your loved one heads to heaven. After awhile...can be nostalgically bittersweet but...mostly pain.
Because Jesus IS actually still alive and well and right next to you...there's no thorns, no thistles, no quicksand, no potholes...no cautions or warnings are found...on your Memory Lane with HIM!!. It’s ironic I know. But it’s truth even so.
So be very careful when you decide to go down memory lane. Do it while married...regularly! On each anniversary, pull out the photo albums or go to your computer folders..whatever you have that show things you've gone thru TOGETHER! To share the memories of what you've shared each year is healthy and terribly good for your marriage. It reminds you why you're together. What you've gone through, and done together. God puts a high priority on His people remembering what He's done for them in the past...it builds faith and strengthens the present relationship, trust, and hope in it. So do that on each anniversary. Consciously go down Memory Lane with your husband.
But...once he dies, stay clear. Warning signs will need to be posted. But....not the lane that you and God travel along. THAT lane, like the one with your husband, needs to be gone down frequently WHILE YOU ARE ALIVE. Since God never dies, that one is forever without caution signs.
Because Jesus IS actually still alive and well and right next to you...there's no thorns, no thistles, no quicksand, no potholes...no cautions or warnings are found...on your Memory Lane with HIM!!. It’s ironic I know. But it’s truth even so.
So be very careful when you decide to go down memory lane. Do it while married...regularly! On each anniversary, pull out the photo albums or go to your computer folders..whatever you have that show things you've gone thru TOGETHER! To share the memories of what you've shared each year is healthy and terribly good for your marriage. It reminds you why you're together. What you've gone through, and done together. God puts a high priority on His people remembering what He's done for them in the past...it builds faith and strengthens the present relationship, trust, and hope in it. So do that on each anniversary. Consciously go down Memory Lane with your husband.
But...once he dies, stay clear. Warning signs will need to be posted. But....not the lane that you and God travel along. THAT lane, like the one with your husband, needs to be gone down frequently WHILE YOU ARE ALIVE. Since God never dies, that one is forever without caution signs.
