Audiobook: Getting Past the Past Chapter Nine: Embrace and Let Go

A big part of healing is learning what to embrace and what needs to go. Maybe the hardest thing to do is to forgive yourself for being there, for not realizing how bad it was going to get, for trusting people who turned out to be far from trustworthy. Although most of us would love to get rid of our scars, the truth is, they aren't going anywhere. Even Jesus had scars when he rose from the dead. The scars show where we've been, and that we've come out victorious. And then, once we've worked through the wreckage, repented and forgiven, we need to learn to let a lot of stuff go. You probably won't ever get the apology or explanation. You won't get the friendship back. But you'll get peace, and at the end of the day, that's better.