Joseph named his firstborn Manasseh and said, "It is because God has made me forget all my trouble and all my father’s household." — Genesis 41:51
There are two ways to forget the past. One is to deny it, to pretend it never happened, to pack it away and never "go there." That would be fine, if it worked. The problem is — it doesn’t. We may try to forget the past this way, but the past doesn’t forget us. It comes back to haunt us.
The second way to forget the past is go there with God, face all the "demons" of the past with Jesus so that He can put it rest forever. Once the power of the past is broken, then it no longer can control any part of your life.
God made Joseph forget. How? He met him in all his troubles. In the place of his suffering, God revealed to Joseph who He really is. Once Joseph received from God, the past troubles could torment him no longer.
Be encouraged!
Dwight
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