Good morning! How are we faithing? For those in the northeast, be careful in the snow! I was looking at some old pictures. Man! The memories that arose were interesting. Some were really good and some not so good. As we grow and mature we have to keep our past in prospective.  Some memories conjure up emotions that we thought we were done with and some make us sigh because they were good times. At those points in my life I made choices based on who and where I was as we all do. Regret? Yes, some, but rehashing and beating myself up over them isn't helping at all. Looking at the mistakes to learn so I won't repeat them, that's what is necessary. I've made some huge blunders but I also realize most were made with the information and maturity place I was at then. When we rationalize those actions so we can feel better about ourselves, that is a disservice to our own minds. Be honest with yourself. Only then can you move ahead and not repeat the same thing again. Seek truth and wisdom from reliable sources and take the WHOLE council of God. Whipping out a verse to justify an erroneous action is dangerous and just plain unwise. If you hear a "new" truth, compare it to scripture which is the only truth. Example, "eye for an eye, tooth for tooth" therefore I will kill that abortion doctor. If you look at the whole council of God you will see that there is more to that verse than that conclusion. Seek that council of God and what he is saying and not a verse to serve your intentions.

Phil 1:9-11
And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ-to the glory and praise of God.
NIV

Prov 4:18-19
The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining ever brighter till the full light of day. But the way of the wicked is like deep darkness; they do not know what makes them stumble.
NIV

2 Peter 1:5-9
For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love. For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. But if anyone does not have them, he is nearsighted and blind, and has forgotten that he has been cleansed from his past sins.
NIV

Heavenly Father,
We ask for wisdom and a leading so we do not turn to ourselves and repeat past mistakes. Lord, show us you way and don't let the darkness invade our Psyche. Lord we lift those children who are ill and ask for a miraculous healing! Protect our minds from the evil one and show us your light in everything we do.  in Jesus name, amen