Counted loss

"But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ" (Philippians 3:7 KJV). As a kid, I used to collect rocks, pieces of wood, and things that I made in art class They were my treasures, something at that time I couldn't let go of. However, as I grew up, they slowly lost their possession of my heart and did not get my attention as they once had before. So, they got forgotten about through the pages of my life, making it easy to let go of them. As we get older and more settled in our own ways, letting go of things can be a hard thing to do, especially if it is all that we've known and done throughout our lives. Some people hold on to their past feelings, emotions, and traumas that stem from childhood and aren't so easy to let go of. They have been buried in the heart and locked up in the dark. Some people will carry them the rest of their lives. The only way one can ever be free from the past is to let it go and put it at the feet of the cross of Jesus. Jesus is willing to relieve all of us from our past hurts, pains, and regrets. "Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ" (vs.8). Do you really want freedom? It up to you and I to receive freedom, for the Truth is in front of us. The apostle Paul wanted to know nothing other than Jesus Christ and Him crucified. Nothing else moved this man of God except knowing the power and resurrection of Christ our Lord. All other things were but dung to the apostle. What holds you back today? God bless you. Amen