How to deal with bad memories on this edition of Truth and Love.

I'm Heath Lambert and you're listening to Truth and Love, a podcast of the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors,

where we seek to provide biblical solutions for the problems that people face.

Our guest this week is Dr. Robert Jones. Dr. Jones is a fellow with the Association of Certified

Biblical Counselors. He is the professor of biblical counseling at the Southern Baptist Theological

Seminary and ACBC Certified Training Center.

And he is the author of several really great books.

But this week we have him on the podcast to talk about the issue of bad memories.

And the issue of bad memories is a really huge and expansive topic.

But this week we want to talk about a very specific manifestation of trouble with bad memories, and that is bad memories as they relate to a specific relationship. We are

aware of many situations where a married couple, parents, and children, friends, we exist in

relationships where we sin against one another. Sometimes we can

sin against one another in grievous ways, and that can create ongoing damage in the life of the

relationship. And it's often the case that those bad memories of what happened in the relationship

create ongoing difficulty in the current relationship.

Namely, it's hard for me to relate to you in a positive and in a fruitful way because I'm

remembering the horrible things that you did to me.

So Dr. Jones, we're glad that you're here.

What practical advice would you give to us from the scriptures to help us know how to navigate

relationships that are complicated because I remember bad things you give to us from the scriptures to help us know how to navigate relationships that

are complicated because I remember bad things you did to me? You know, Heath, I think this is a very

common problem. I think all of us to some extent have those kinds of memories and particularly

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