The Past is the Past by Jeremy Singer

¹² Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. ¹³ Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, ¹⁴ I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. ~Philippians 3:12-14

This was part of the letter that Paul wrote while he was in jail. What God is trying to tell us through Paul is that we as humans will make mistakes. When these mistakes happen we tend to think God will no longer have us and we stray away from Him. However, God wants us to know that we should put all of our wrongdoings in the past and renew our lives in Christ.

Going into high school my faith wasn’t very strong and I did many showed it. However, after I went on my first mission trip I came back changed and wanting to live a life for Christ. One thing I was worried about though was the fact that I did so many bad things before and I was afraid I blew my chance at being a Christian. I talked to my youth pastor about his and he shared this verse with me. It comforted me to know that what I’ve done I’m not supposed to worry about anymore and I should focus on what is ahead.