Cast Away

Cast away, not only is it a title for a movie it is also what God says we must do in order to move on from our mistakes and forgive others of their own. When we make a mistake we tend to bask in it basically absorbing it into ourselves till the point it consumes us, but doing this will only chip away at your soul and destroy the confidence you gain when you submit your troubles to God.

There are times we like to blame our current troubles on past mistakes saying, “It is because of what I did back then”. When we blame our past because of our future mistakes it is often because we are being haunted by our past.

If you are haunted by your past mistakes even after you have confessed and were forgiven, it usually means that you have not forgiven yourself and you have held on to it instead of casting it away to the Lord.

Now there are also times when we hold a grudge against someone, times where they did something truly awful and never asked for forgiveness. Now of course we all think in order to forgive someone we have to hear them ask for it, some even want to hear them beg for forgiveness; However God says to forgive, he never says wait for begging or hold on to their mistakes.

For one, that person you keep blaming may have already forgotten or he may not ask you for forgiveness as God says all you have to do is come to him and he will forgive you. So even if they have not asked you, they more than likely have already been forgiven or they just do not care.

The only person that get’s hurt when there is unforgiveness is the one who holds on to it instead of casting it away to the Lord.