Classic Sermon #6055: Letting Go of the Past (A)
Dr. Roberto Miranda
(Audio: Spanish)
SUMMARY: The sermon discusses the importance of freeing oneself from the negative baggage of the past in order to live in the present. The story of Moses' birth and adoption by Pharaoh's daughter is used as an example. The sermon also references Bible verses about leaving childish ways behind and becoming a new creature in Christ. The speaker emphasizes the need for mental and emotional hygiene, examining past experiences in the light of God's word to heal and cleanse hidden areas of one's life. Three psychological mechanisms are discussed, including the retention of past experiences in the mind like a lake, repressed experiences that distort present actions and reactions, and the importance of allowing the spirit of God and the word of God to shine on hidden areas to bring healing and cleansing.
The author discusses three mechanisms that affect our subconscious and influence our behavior: retention, repression, and transfer. Retention refers to how every experience we have remains within us and can affect us positively or negatively. Repression is the mechanism by which we hide negative experiences or memories that threaten us in some way, and transfer is when we transfer experiences from one domain of expertise to another. The author emphasizes the importance of being aware of these mechanisms and being honest with ourselves in order to grow and prosper.
Often our past experiences influence our present behavior through mechanisms of retention, repression, and transference. We can deceive ourselves and project our past experiences onto others, causing us to reject them. We must continually come before God and ask Him to examine us and reveal any repressed areas of our life. We need to be honest with ourselves and allow the Holy Spirit to untangle the hardened strands of our personality so that the water of God's word and Spirit can clean us. We need to make an effort to use God's word and teachings as weapons to release the stagnant parts of our past and allow God to heal and cleanse us. If we leave our life to God, He will be faithful to lead us on paths of truth.
The author discusses three mechanisms that affect our subconscious and influence our behavior: retention, repression, and transfer. Retention refers to how every experience we have remains within us and can affect us positively or negatively. Repression is the mechanism by which we hide negative experiences or memories that threaten us in some way, and transfer is when we transfer experiences from one domain of expertise to another. The author emphasizes the importance of being aware of these mechanisms and being honest with ourselves in order to grow and prosper.
Often our past experiences influence our present behavior through mechanisms of retention, repression, and transference. We can deceive ourselves and project our past experiences onto others, causing us to reject them. We must continually come before God and ask Him to examine us and reveal any repressed areas of our life. We need to be honest with ourselves and allow the Holy Spirit to untangle the hardened strands of our personality so that the water of God's word and Spirit can clean us. We need to make an effort to use God's word and teachings as weapons to release the stagnant parts of our past and allow God to heal and cleanse us. If we leave our life to God, He will be faithful to lead us on paths of truth.
Exodus chapter 2, verse from 2 to 10, a story that you know very well but I want to give it a slightly different approach. Talk about the birth of Moses, says the word of the Lord that:
“…a man from the family of Levi went and took a daughter of Levi to be his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to a son, and seeing that he was beautiful, she hid him for three months, but being unable to hide him any longer, she took a chest. of reeds and caulked it with asphalt and tar and placed the child in it and put it in a reedbed on the river bank….”
“…a man from the family of Levi went and took a daughter of Levi to be his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to a son, and seeing that he was beautiful, she hid him for three months, but being unable to hide him any longer, she took a chest. of reeds and caulked it with asphalt and tar and placed the child in it and put it in a reedbed on the river bank….”
