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Philippians 3:13 Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead,

Some of us have done some things we don’t want anyone to know about. We may have hurt people, cheated, or were engaged in criminal activities. Others may be living in regret regarding something we didn’t do or should have done. Instead of rehearsing the negative events in our past, it’s time to forget, and move on to fulfill the purpose God has for our lives. 

Notice the scripture says, “one thing I do.” Paul was a murderer who killed followers of Jesus Christ, but after his conversion, he chose to forget his past. We must forget the negative things of our past. No one, including God, is going to do this for us. This is something we must do. 

We are humans and God gave us a memory for a reason. Some of us may easily forget the negative ways of our past, but for others of us, the goal is to not allow the guilt, shame, or condemnation of our past to control our present or future. We can’t be fully focused on what God wants us to do if we’re so busy looking at our past. It’s time to forget the past.