Blessed Forgetfulness

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Blessed Forgetfulness By Julie Ackerman

I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved. —John 10:9

My office is downstairs, but I make frequent trips upstairs to various rooms in my house for one thing or another. Unfortunately, by the time I get upstairs I often forget what I was planning to do when I got there. Researcher Gabriel Radvansky has come up with an explanation for this phenomenon. He proposes that a doorway serves as an “event boundary.”

After conducting three different experiments, he theorized that a doorway signals the brain that the information held in memory can be filed away—but it’s frustrating when I’m standing there trying to remember why I came upstairs. However, forgetfulness can be a blessing. When I shut the door to our bedroom at night and settle down to sleep, it’s a blessing to forget the worries of the day.

When I think of the fact that Jesus called Himself “the door” (John 10:7,9), I gain a new appreciation for this metaphor. When sheep enter the pen, they enter a safe place protected from thieves and predators. For believers, the Great Shepherd is the door between us and our enemies. Once we enter the sheepfold, we can “forget” all dangers and threats. We can enjoy divine forgetfulness and rest in the protection of the Great Shepherd.
Thank You, Father, for the peace of mind
that comes from knowing You are standing
watch over the events of our lives. Help us
to rest securely in Your protection.

Christ is the door that keeps us in and keeps the dangers out.

[MajestyJo]

Was thinking it said, "Forgiveness." To find forgetfulness, I generally had to drown or stuff the thoughts. In other words, completely sloshed or stoned out of my mine. How many times I heard,"I will forgive but I will never forget." I found it easier to forgive the person, even if I couldn't forgive the action."

I had to give myself healing time and lots of prayer. It wasn't for the other person, but for my own serenity. As long as I didn't forget, I was keeping it attached with apron strings, and I could real it in whenever I got into a pity party.

As the promises say, "We will not regret the past or shut the door on it," we can learn from it and move on. Leave it in the past and live in today instead of continuing looking over my shoulder and bringing it along behind me. It is such a heavy burden. God offers us freedom, yet unless I let go of the ball and chain, it won't go away.