The forgotten pain of the past

Now, if anyone is enfolded into Christ, he has become an entirely new person. All that is related to the old order has vanished. Behold, everything is fresh and new.

‭‭2 Corinthians‬ ‭5‬:‭17‬ ‭TPT‬‬

I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.

Ezekiel 36:26-26

For we have the living Word of God, which is full of energy, like a two-mouthed sword. It will even penetrate to the very core of our being where soul and spirit, bone and marrow meet! It interprets and reveals the true thoughts and secret motives of our hearts.

‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭4‬:‭12‬ ‭TPT‬‬

My old identity has been co-crucified with Christ and no longer lives. And now the essence of this new life is no longer mine, for the Anointed One lives his life through me—we live in union as one! My new life is empowered by the faith of the Son of God who loves me so much that he gave himself for me, dispensing his life into mine!

‭‭Galatians‬ ‭2‬:‭20‬ ‭TPT‬‬

The history of any man can be quite difficult and can leave scars to the depth of a man’s soul. Every man has such scars although admittedly some are much more difficult to comprehend the impact of such history.

As a man standing in front of God, those scars have no further value as God looks at a man’s souls and judges him accordingly.    Yet man, left to his own vices, may struggle all his life with the impact of these scars.

When God touches a man, the man is blessed with a new being - one without the scars.  Yet, how does a day look to live in this new person and now ignore the pain of the past? 

Who gets to live in such freedom?  Everyman that reads these words and lives out the promises contained in these verses. 

Anyone that lives with the tail of the past has yet to experience the freedom of Christ. 

So how much time do you need to explore the history of your painful past to grasp this freedom?  These verses don’t suggest there is value in this history lesson.  The value is in looking forward to a new life where the past is forgotten and the future is freedom.

Sin is a dethroned monarch; so you must no longer give it an opportunity to rule over your life, controlling how you live and compelling you to obey its desires and cravings. Remember this: sin will not conquer you, for God already has! You are not governed by law but governed by the reign of the grace of God.

‭‭Romans‬ ‭6‬:‭12‬, ‭14‬ ‭TPT‬‬