Past Mistakes
“You should try this… i have and it doesn't work for me”
“I now know better than before”
“You’ve really grown since a few years ago”
“You are so perfect.” Unfortunately this statement can’t be possible, for nobody is pure perfection. Someone could be perfect in another eyes but the pure and perfect status only belongs to the Most High. Mistakes are not all that bad if one is learning from them. If one knows that they are doing wrong, sacrifices will follow if they don’t change. In a way we must understand and ask ourselves about the actions and words we commit before turning and saying it was a mistake. As we grow up mistakes aren’t seen like when we were in our early years. They are seen as choices we must make everyday. When we look in the Bible, these individuals were humans at the core and some did commit mistakes yet they share with us lessons and ways to better ourselves.
In the book of James 3:2 it says
“We all make many mistakes. A person who never said anything wrong would be perfect. Someone like that would be able to control their whole body.”
- James 3:2
This verse opens the chapter about controlling the things we do and say. When we look further in the book of Proverbs 13:18-19, it adds more context to what was mentioned earlier.
“If you refuse to learn from your mistakes, you will be poor, and no one will respect you. If you listen when you are criticized, you will be honored. People are happy when they get what they want. But stupid people want nothing but evil, and they refuse to change.”
- Proverbs 13:18 - 19
Looking at both these verses, we see that they speak for themselves and could apply to any situation we may face in the world. Sins and mistakes are new concepts and there is nothing the Lord hasn't seen. Our role as passengers on earth is to stir away from making mistakes and having those choices that could push us more away from the kingdom. We must repent and ask for guidance to not repeat such things.
Take the time to reflect and evaluate yourself. Have you learned the lessons behind the actions or words you have once done. You may ask why revisit the past if the past is the past. Well as an individual you will never fully learn nor understand yourself and behavior if you haven't unpack what happened. Sometimes we say that we didn't know better however to some degree we were aware that whatever we did wasn't right. Nonetheless let's not take this forgiveness for granted and be aware that we must reevaluate yourself to better ourselves.