Eight Practical and Transforming Ways to Think About Your Past

Thinking about our past should be a positive time of rejoicing in God’s good work in our lives, though, with some folks, it takes work to come to a place of peace about their past. In nearly all counseling contexts, understanding the past is crucial to discern a person’s former manner of life and shaping influences that are part of who they are today. Our history is important because God was in our past. (cf. Jeremiah 1:5; Ephesians 1:3-11). His awareness of us did not begin at salvation. Our omniscient and omnipresent God has always been aware of and involved in our lives. He knows more about our past, present, and future than we could ever imagine.