Letting Go Of Your Past Mistakes

Is your past is affecting your present? Despite friends and family edging you to move on, are you trapped in the past constantly replaying those dreadful memories?

Whether the experience was a minor, embarrassing moment or a tragic chapter in your life, Allah (SWT) tests those He loves. 

What happened yesterday is not here anymore. Even the moment you finish reading this sentence, it’s in the past; “By the fleeting of Time. Verily, humankind is in loss.” [Surat Al ‘Asr, ayats 1-2] 

Maybe you have a bitter resentment towards a family member. Days turn into weeks, weeks turn into months, months turn into years, but nothing changes. If you remain fixated on being right at the expense of an old argument, you lose all the possible happy times.  

Just as you don’t wash clean clothes in dirty water, you cannot expect a healthy mindset with a toxic thinking environment. 

But who strives to cultivate that harmful atmosphere? Who is the one that keeps fuelling and reminding you of those untended wounds from the past? 

“If there comes to you from Shaytan an evil suggestion, then seek refuge in Allah.” [Surat Fussilat, ayat 36]

Recognizing that there is an active participant to nurturing your downfall is a giant step forward to reclaiming the God-given power you had in you all along. Shaytan will keep dragging you down to the pit of despair again, and again, and again. 

But no matter how many times people shun you away for your mistakes, or give up on you, remember that Allah (SWT) will always be there for you. 

” And when My servants ask you, [O Muhammad], concerning Me – indeed I am near.” [Surat Al Baqarah, ayat 186] 

Allah (SWT) can make miracles out of your mistakes. By focusing on creating a captivating future and taking things one day at a time, those setbacks turn into comebacks. 

Acknowledging that the errors made in the past contribute to the person you are today, you begin to set yourself free from the shackles of guilt and remorse. 

We all have our stories. Carving out a bright future from a dark past can be your remarkable tale.