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Originally Posted by violet
Thank you, Dusty. Everything you said makes perfect sense but what happens when your past becomes present by others?
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Violet,
I am not really sure what you are saying here. Do you mean that whatever happened in the past even though we have confessed it to God others still bring up?
If that is what you mean then is it possible that you can tell them that God has forgiven you and He has wiped your slate clean and you wish for them to forgive you also and not to bring these things up.?
Also I think if we can forgive ourselves that is a huge barrier to jump over. Because the blame "me'" game is where once again satan wants us to be so we can feel the guilt and shame. God does want us there. He wants to deliver us from all guilt and put it all at the cross and leave it there. But I know that we tend to put it at the cross and then pick it up again and I have done that in my own life.
Sometimes, we want to defend the past as not our fault. But we don't have to do that and one day when my son did come over ( and it is usually for money), I wanted to talk about my part in the breakup of the family. He said to me mom, "that is the past and I don't want to discuss it." In a sense , I suppose he was right and I have left it there and do not bring it up.
I hope that was the answer that you were looking for Violet. If not we can talk about it more when I come back from church.
God bless you and give you a blessed Lord's Day.
