Help us to forgive

So many times we wonder why things are not going well for us, nothing is happening in our lives.  We try so many things and it fails because we are constantly living in the past.  As individuals we keep focusing on the things we have tried and they didn’t work out, things that didn’t come through for us, even the things people did to us. This hinders our movement forward because we can’t forgive and possibly forget.  Maybe we were the problem too why we can’t forgive.  We have to learn to forgive ourselves and others and move on. Be the bigger person. The Bible says in Isaiah 43:18 that we should forget the former things…. which means we must not dwell on the past.  We must not allow our past to hinder our future. God want us to start over he want to do something new in our lives but we have to let go off the past.

Let us forget…..

 
Let’s say you had an argument with a family member, a friend or even your spouse.  Maybe a disagreement of some sort, but the other party wouldn’t let it go even when you apologize and tried to move forward.  Years down the line something happen and “BUM” here goes the same thing you thought was over surfacing.  This is called digging up old wounds. Sometimes even the enemy will remind us of the past sins that we commit. God paid for our sins , past and future.

The Solution..

Here is how we forget the past.  Take sometime to reflect but don’t dwell there. We can take these experiences and let them build our future. It also can be beneficial to us later down the road. Talk about our past. Find someone who you can trust and express yourself. Stop pointing fingers.  Don’t blame others or yourself. Playing the blame game prevents us from going forward. Playing the role of the victim is easy and sometimes feels good. Focus on the things that are present is a very effective way to let go of the past and embrace the present.

Free Your Minds…..

We have to keep ourselves active,  enjoy the current moments. Do things that will make us happy. Take sometime to clear our head.  Take a vacation. Free ourselves from negative people, especially those who are associated with our past. Now to move forward, let’s make some positive new memories to replace the past. Spend our time with people who can help us to grow and make us happy.  Discover new things that bring peace in our lives. Lastly, most importantly, spend time in the presence of God because in his presence we will find peace, happiness and there is fullness of Joy.  Give up the past and discover a whole new life awaiting us.