“The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; His mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness” Lamentations 3:22-23

Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, famed author of the early 1950’s book “The Power of Positive Thinking” once told me a story of a trip he had taken to Hong Kong. As he walked along the streets looking at the storefronts, one particular storefront stopped him dead in his tracks. It was a tattoo parlor and in the window one of the tattoos emblazoned with the words “Born To Lose”. Being curious he walked inside and found a man hunched over and in the process of styling a tattoo on a young woman’s arm. Norman asked the man, “that tattoo in the window, ‘Born To Lose’. Do people really ask for that to be put on their body?” The tattoo artists did not even take the time to look up as he responded, saying, “Before the tattoo is on body, the tattoo is on mind”.

Let Go And Look Forward

Looking back at all of our troubles and mistakes can become addictive, and quickly become our identity. Perhaps the time has come to soak in the promise from God in Lamentations 3. “The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases. His mercies never come to an end. They are new every morning”. Trust the new He has planned for you. Great is God’s faithfulness!