The other day I was purging my phone’s text message inbox when it dawned on me that I find it to be a rather cleansing experience. I had gone through and unlocked some messages I had been saving in an attempt to feel free of those words or sentiments. So, I was keenly aware of exactly what words were dissapearing from my phone forever – never to be retrieved again (at least in my lack of technical knowledge there is no retrieving them again). As the little symbol showed the messages were “Erasing”, I felt strangely free, a sense of finality.
And then it hit me, as brief a time as it took to erase those messages, it takes even less time for my Savior to erase much worse from me than those little messages. All I have to do is confess my sins to Him, and in my mind I can see the little “Erasing” word and symbol going to town, faster than lighting. Such a blessing to feel that kind of cleansing, to embrace His forgiveness. To know that I don’t have to be who I was just one second ago or wait for new year’s resolutions. I can start over Now or Now or Now or any Now I want when I look to Him to give me a fresh start.
Monday, November 23, 2009
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