Look back to see forward

August 7, 2020

by: Lisa Wallace, MA, LPC, NCC, CCMHC

I have heard so many people say they can’t wait until 2020 is a thing of the past. This year has been very difficult for so many. Depression, anxiety, sickness and death has affected so many families and for some hope has been lost. (Hope deferred makes the heart sick… Proverbs13:12a) However, 2020 is one chapter in a lifetime. One day we can look back and see the beauty that has been hidden by a mask, fear, loneliness and many other things. I was reminded of this one morning on my way to work when I happened to glance in my rearview mirror and saw a beautiful sunrise in the making. The Lord brought a thought me. Sometimes we have to look back in our past and allow the Lord to heal our darkness and turn it into a sunrise to provide light for our future. Looking back isn't always pleasant however, God can turn the darkness into light and that light will bring us hope, and guide us into a future He has already planned for us. He is an amazing God and we are His masterpiece!