Let me share with you why you need to take Paul's advice in Philippians 3:13-14 seriously. Replaying failures or just bad experiences from your past is the most effective way to siphon off emotional and then physical energy. It's also one of Satan's most destructive traps. We all do stupid stuff, we all sin, and we all have experienced the stupid stuff and sin of others directed at us. Why do we rehash it over and then over again and again? If you did something stupid, if you offended someone---go ask them to forgive you. It's not rocket science. Just say, "I was wrong to be so _____", fill in the blank: selfish, mean, uncaring, whatever you did, give it a name. Then, ask, "Will you forgive me?" Now---what if you were on the receiving end of someone else's sin? I've spent years grappling with a situation where I was treated badly. I don't know how many mornings I've awakened to hurtful memories. I lie there and rep
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