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What Is Past - Is Past!

For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more." Hebrews 8:12

Do you guilt-trip over your past? If so, listen: '... their sins... will I remember no more.' Is God forgetful? No, He chooses not to remember your sins! And when you choose otherwise you question His forgiveness, declare your standards to be higher than His, allow the enemy to bring you into condemnation, and forfeit the confidence needed to pray for and receive what God has for you.

When you rehearse your past failures you not only keep them alive, you empower them. What you keep on deposit you're more likely to withdraw and act on in the hour of weakness. Just as nobody knows when a dormant volcano will erupt, you can't predict when an unresolved issue will resurface turning your words into hot coals and your behavior into a blaze of destruction. Only by forgiving yourself, and others, can you truly break the hold the past has over you and be able to get on with your life.

Shame is not a blessing; it's a weight Jesus carried for you on the cross. Set it down and walk away. You have the right to do that because God's promise is, 'As far as the east is from the west, so far hath He removed our transgressions from us' (Psalm 103:12). Anytime the devil brings up your past it's because: a) he hopes you're ignorant of the truth b) he fears your future c) he wants to rob you of God's best. 'What should I do?' you ask. Point him to the cross, refuse to discuss it further, and keep moving forward!

Prayer
Heavenly Father, please help me leave behind what is forgiven so I can boldly move forward with what lies ahead. In Jesus’ Name, Amen