Can You "Forget" your Past?
Yes!
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Brethren, I do not regard myself as having laid hold of it yet; but one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 3:13-14 (NASB)
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Yes, can "forget" the past, and the way you can do that is to “reach forward” to what lies ahead. Healing is possible, and God wants you to choose to be healed. This means more than just believing in healing, it means that you start taking steps which will lead to healing. Here are some things to consider and do so that you also can gain the upward call of God in Christ Jesus and healing.
Stop reminding yourself of the failures and wrongs of the past.
Start reminding yourself that you are a new creature in Christ.
Stop reminding yourself of the abuses of the past.
Start reminding yourself that you are older and stronger today, no one can do to you what happened before.
Stop telling yourself that you are a victim because something happened in the past.
Start telling yourself that you are free today and no one will have power over you, except the Lord.
Stop trying to change yourself.
Start allowing God to change you by obeying His Word.
Stop seeing yourself as an imperfect human who will never get better.
Start seeing yourself as a new creation in Christ Jesus.
Stop reminding yourself that you sin.
Start telling yourself that obeying God is a good thing.
Treat your past as something that is done and gone.
Treat your future in Christ as something wonderful to get and enjoy.