The Holy Spirit wants us to focus on and look at what lies before us and take our eyes off the past. Let’s look at what the Apostle Paul said concerning this area.

In Philippians.3: 13 & 14 we read these words :Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

Well the Apostle Paul certainly had a bad enough past of things done against God’s special servants including Stephen in Acts.6:57-60 to keep his memory fresh if he chose to. On how evil his past actions were?

Well if he kept those memories at the forefront of his mind he could never progress in his relationship with the Lord because he was instrumental in bringing down God’s general. For his past sins God cannot possibly use him to gain much more territory for His name sake.

Did the Lord want him to be paralysed in a state of I cannot forget what happened while remaining unfruitful and affecting nothing? Certainly not.

In like manner concerning you stop acting like a nuisance and impediment in the Kingdom always looking at the past rather than moving forward as an asset that the Lord can create beautiful ornaments from. To impact the lives of people needing to come out of places of bondage and oppression you have experienced and can provide them with the spiritual tools for their deliverance.

So today wake up out of holding on to the past and let it go.

FORGET the PAST and press into the future ahead of you.

This is the greatest hour of your existence set by the Lord before you so do not let it pass you by. Luke.9:62.

Embrace the future as you let go eternally of the past in Jesus name and just watch how things will fall into place on your behalf. It will amaze you how fruitful and productive your life will become in Jesus name. Amen.