There is Danger in Looking Back…

I was reading Genesis 19 this morning and in case you are not familiar with this chapter in the bible, it is when God has sent 2 Angels to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah. God has mercy on Lot and his family and the Angels took them out of the City before hand and warns them to ’ ...don’t look back but flee to the mountains”.

Well, as they are moving forward to the next closest City, Lot’s wife looks back and turns to a pillar of salt. Wrong move.

What is the significance of this story and how does it relate to us today? In the case of Lot’s wife, they were fleeing immoral society that God had decided to judge. Looking back, maybe she was curious but I believe she was looking back at her old lifestyle and couldn’t move forward to where she was told to go.

In our lives, we are meant to move forward at all times and while I am not saying we will turn to salt if we look back, it is imperative that where you have been does not dictate where you are going.

Sometimes there is actual danger in focusing on your past.  If you accumulated some bad habits in the past life or in business and have moved ahead, it is really easy when times get tough to fall back on those “comfort” zones. Whether it is financial, work ethic, or something else you said “you would never do again and have learned your lesson from”... have you noticed how easy it is to think back and think those weren’t as bad after all? YES THEY WERE! Who wants to backward again to try and go forward? Not me!

I know there are daily lessons in life and today’s was for me to share what I was reminded of. Looking back with longing cost Lot’s wife her life. Don’t allow yourself to caught “looking back” when there is so much to be gained in moving forward.

Kind Regards,

Larry J Clark