Leaving The Past Behind. Join Lady Renee Flowers of Transformation Community Church for this week’s Winning Women Wednesday, where she talks about “Leaving The Past Behind”. We hope you’ll be blessed by this timely and inspirational message. Many blessings!
Leaving The Past Behind
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. (Philippians 3:13b-14)
Some memories cling to us like shadows—our failures, our regrets, our missed opportunities.
We replay them over and over, wondering what we could have done differently.
But the truth is that we can’t change the past. Therefore, we don’t have to let it shape our present and our future.
Paul had a past too. Before becoming an apostle, he persecuted the church. If anyone had reasons to carry guilt, it was him.
But instead of being paralyzed by his past, Paul focused forward—not because he was perfect but because he was forgiven.
The Lord’s amazing grace gives us permission to let go.
Leaving the past behind isn’t about denial.
It’s about refusing to let it define you. God is doing something new, and looking backward too long can make you miss what’s right in front of you.
So, if you’re carrying baggage from last year—or from the past decade or more—lay it down.
God is not finished with you yet. In fact, he’s just getting started.
Jesus, help us to let go of what we cannot change. Free us from shame and regret and fix our eyes on what lies ahead in life with you. Amen.