There are some things that we need to forget, that would be healthy for us to forget. Here they are;
1-Yesterday’s
Mistakes
In his book "ENCOURAGE ME", Chuck Swindoll has a chapter entitled, "The Fine Art of Blowing It". It begins like this, "It happens to every one of us. Teachers as well as students, cops as well as criminals, bosses as well as secretaries, parents as well as kids…..pro ball players, politicians, and preachers. What? Making mistakes.
If we are not careful, the enemy will remind us of our mistakes to be played over and over thus limiting our capacity for growth.
2-Yesterday’s
Hurts
If you deal with
people, one thing is certain; they will disappoint you. Sooner or later someone
is going to misrepresent you, lie about you, abuse you, slander you or hurt
you. So, what are your
options? We actually have 3;
a-We can harbor
resentment
b-We can try to
get even, orc-We can forgive and forget
The healthiest
thing we can do for ourselves is the latter,
3-Yesterday’s
Possibilities
We all have known people who are simply unable to operate in “today” because they have been unable to break ties with what “could have been” or “should have been” in their past. They struggle with an “if only” mentality. If they are not careful they will spend the rest of their life blaming their spouse, parents, business partner, friend, or God.
Too many people are dissatisfied with life because they have had an expectation that just hasn’t worked out .We can’t live on yesterday’s promises or yesterday’s dreams.
4-Yesterday’s
Sins
Billy Graham once
said that 60% of all mental patients could be released if only they could learn
to accept the fact that they had been forgiven. Many people are carrying the
burden of guilt from a past mistake, a moral failure, a poor decision or a sin
so horrible that they do not believe that they can be forgiven by man or God.
One truth worth
remembering is, “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us
our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness”…..[1John 1:9]
