Heather's Heart (aka Heather Mayer)

Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past...This sounds like a command from God to forget what happened in our past. Can we forget? Is that even possible? No, not really. The memory of what happened, where it all went wrong is still there. But, yet, we are called to forget about it.

When we read this verse in 2 Corinthians, it is typically thought about in terms of money, finances, giving to others in need. And this is accurate! God blesses us so that we can be a blessing to others. But I want to change the way we view this verse. Let’s take off the lens of money and put on the lens of marriage and see what this verse says in a new way. We will dive into it phrase by phrase and see how this can relate to the marriage you have and perhaps the marriage you want to have.

Paul makes powerful statements in this verse, this letter to the church in Galatia. Most of the time we look at this verse in terms of our spiritual walk with Christ, in understanding we are not perfect, we are not where we were, yet we are not where we want to be. This verse is filled with encouragement to keep “straining toward what is ahead.” But, I challenge you to take a deeper look at the verse and see how it applies to marriage.