Melanie opened the journal in front of her. She kept it on her lap for quite a while, too afraid to open. Finally, she gathered enough courage to read from the start.
For more than 20 years, she had gathered bits and pieces of her life and jotted them down in her journal, fragments of what had happened in her life. Some memories were bad, some not so bad. Some memories covered the occasional highlight in her life.
God saw her hesitation and then He spoke to her. “Why are you so afraid to read your journal? I have the more detailed version of your life and every time I look at it, I’m filled with joy. It is such a beautiful journal!”
“Stop nourishing your recollection of the bad incidents and wrong decisions. Look… in My journal of your life it is all blotted out. See, all the blank spaces are bad memories deleted by My blood.”
“Look, this is the day your parents discovered your mom was pregnant and this is the day you were born. Here you will find your first steps, your first words, your birthdays and your friends.”
“Look here, this is when you gave your heart to Me! The teardrops on your cheek did not come from your eyes but Mine, tears of joy!”
“Melanie, although you are much older now, this journal is still brand new, as new and unblemished as on the day your life started to take form.”
“Every mistake you have made and every wrong decision you are still making has been rewritten in My blood and therefore invisible, not because it did not take place, but because I choose to delete them immediately. You gave your life to Me, remember. Would you please stop remembering your sins now?”
“I will never forget you and I will never stop loving you. Carry on writing the rest of your journal with love, joy and trust in Me. Those memories are written down in big bold letters to remain for all eternity.”
“Come, dance on the pages, roll between the lines, rejoice with exclamation marks all over every page and tiptoe on the dotted lines, singing with joy as you do. The reason why you live is for you, yes, you, to experience joy. This is My reason for staying close to you every day of your life because when you rejoice, I am glorified!”