The past controls too many people.

They will not let bygones be bygones. Instead of letting the past be past, they spend all their time remembering.

• Some remember great things they did but can no longer do.
• Others wish for the simpler, easier life when they were younger.

Far too many think about all the wrongs done to them.

• Their family or friends hurt them.
• Their boss treated them unfairly.
• They lost money.
• They never had a chance to improve their lives.

Everything that happens affects us.

Many people do suffer unfairly. Others live with painful memories. Some allow anger to control their lives. They hurt others because they feel hurt.

Life’s not always fair. We must decide how to live with that fact.

Will we learn from the past but live in the present? Only then can we look forward to the future.

Let’s not allow the past to control us.

Let bygones be bygones.

“Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past” (Isaiah 43:18 NIV).

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