Yesterday

Recently I watched this South African movie called “Yesterday” with my housemates. It was the story of a girl named Yesterday who had AIDS and her last wish was to see her daughter make it into school. She struggled for days as she felt weak but had to continue to walk to the well and walk back with a heavy bottle of water and care the fields etc. To make it to the nearest clinic she had to walk with her daughter for two hours under the burning sun and wait for hours in line. The first few times she never made it to see the doctor cause of the queue. Once it was confirmed, she felt it best to keep it a secret as she knew what would happen to her if it was revealed. She eventually did see her baby girl make it to school but the journey was a struggle.
There was this part in the movie where she said to her only friend “It is my mind that has kept me well...till I see beauty (her daughter) make it into school”. Yes, your body can say “no”, your feelings can say “you’re not worth it or don’t feel like it” but your mind has the power to decide whether to keep going or not.
This girl's name may have been “Yesterday” and as mentioned in the movie; her dad gave her that name because he felt that the former days were better. But her mind hoped for the best for her future…for her little girl.
Your past can drive you to make wrong decisions, to give up, to wear physically what you feel emotionally. Your reactions to certain things will show people what you see yourself as.
Make the decision to be different to what your past calls you to be and others see you to be. No matter what the circumstance from the past has let you to be the way you are, you have the choice to walk away from it and live what you have dreamt yourself to be.
I was hurt and lonely for a long time but it is when I decided to make a difference in my life and acted on it that things actually started to change. It was gradual and very uncomfortable at times but there was this incredible peace about living in my destiny and knowing that God was present all the way through and that He would lead me. And He did.
Do you let your “yesterday” take over your future? Does it overpower your thoughts and tell you that your not worth it?
It’s time to step over your yesterday and know that the best is yet to come. Your latter days will be greater than your past!