They were confused and upset. An usher
came down the stairs to the row of people sitting in front of me. He asked to
see their tickets. He looked at the tickets, and told them the tickets were for the last performance.
They asked, “Can we
stay? There's no one here.” He nodded toward the top of the stairs where others waited. They had to
leave to make room for those who came for the present performance.
I began to apply this story to my thought
life as I faced a new year. The fame and
shame of the last year came back to occupy my mind. I remembered the
good old days and glorify them. But I also glorify the ”bad old days” by dwelling on
them. Both occupied space.
I decided I was the usher for my mind. It was time
to firmly unseat past thoughts and make room for the New Year. These thoughts were sitting in the
space reserved for today’s performance. They had to go. Tickets
please.
Question: Is this year going to be about
my now, or wasted on my yesterday?
Scripture: “Forget the former things; do
not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you
not perceive it?” Isaiah 43:18-19 (NIV)
