Don't Look Back-Move Forward

As I looked at all my posts I noticed that "Don't Look Back" had many views, and was my most popular. I totally understand why this is. Many of us have trouble moving forward from our past or we hold onto things from the past that had really hurt us. The thing is if we are constantly thinking about something or someone that hurt us in the past how are we ever going to have a happy, peaceful life? You can't. You can't live a happy life when you are stuck in the past. If you did something awful, shameful or something you shouldn't had did in the past, you have now accepted The Holy Spirit in your heart, you repented and asked for forgiveness, you are forgiven. It is time to move forward from the old you and keep becoming the new you. You are a work in progress. You have to practice a new way of thinking everyday. You have to do new things now to become that NEW person. You are a child of God. You work for God. You are valuable, beautiful, unique and are here for a purpose. If somebody told you were stupid, ugly, useless, or anything along them lines, they are wrong! Their opinion should mean nothing to you. You should not care about anybody's opinions on this Earth. 
Some people choose to stay where they are at in life regardless of how angry, depressed or anxious they may be. That is their choice. Nothing will ever get better for them if they are choosing to live that way. They can be happy if they want to be. When we are trying to be obedient to God we need to make changes to have a better life. We do not need to keep bringing up the past. If we have people in our life that likes to always bring up the past we need to let them know that old person died and you are now a new person. If they can't accept that you are changing yourself for the better then the best thing to do for now would be to distance yourself from them and pray for them. It is not your issue that they can not accept your decision, it's their issue. Change is hard; some people find it difficult to accept a loved one when they are changing themselves even though it is a good thing that they are changing. It's uncomfortable to change at first and can be uncomfortable when someone close is changing. But sometimes it's a good thing to be uncomfortable.
My point in this post is if you want to be a better person now then be it! Stop allowing people to bring you back to the past. Hang out with new people if you want to change. Surround yourself with positive people that will only encourage you, not discourage you. Stop talking about the past and only talk about today. Don't look back, move forward!

Romans 12:2 (Amplified)
Do not be conformed to this world (this age), [fashioned after and adapted to its external, superficial customs] but be transformed (changed) by the [entire] renewal of your mind [by its new ideals and its new attitude], so that you may prove [for yourselves] what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God, even the thing which is good and acceptable and perfect [in His sight for you].

Colossians 3:2 (Amplified)
And set your minds and keep them set on what is above (the higher things), not on the things that are on the earth.