Reminded | Part 4

When we meet resistance, encounter doubt, or our circumstances don’t change, the temptation to return to our former life and ways of doing things rises. Regardless of how futile, frustrating, or fruitless they may be, we resort to it because it’s “what we know.” Why? Because our past doesn't go away slowly. We avoid the responsibility to change whenever we believe we can’t, which is an assault on our trust in God and His transformational power. Rituals allow us to wage war against returning to our past and challenge our tendency to go back to the way things were. They serve not only to remind us but to allow us to experience the reordering that's taken place through Christ. We need to remind ourselves about our freedom and carve out moments to experience it.