The other day I was in the shower and God reminded me of Philippians 3:12b, "but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me," and Philippians 3:13b-14, "but one thing I do: forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus."
Today I was meeting a friend for coffee and he remarked how when we hold onto negative experiences of our past, we give them control over us in the present.
So I think God is telling me to forget the past. Or at least learn to let go of the past, especially any negative experiences of the past. And this includes both long-term and short-term past!
So Jesus, help me to release my past to you, including the tomorrows as they become yesterdays.
DH
