Last night I was driving back home from dropping my sister off from the amazing weekend that we just had in Flagstaff. I was driving on Tatum Road between McDonald and Lincoln it was really dark I couldn't really see ahead of me and I didn't turn on my brights because I didn't want to blind people that were coming towards the opposite direction. So like I always do when I'm driving, I prayed and thanked Jesus for safe and traveling grace. As I was driving all of a sudden I felt like it got brighter as if my headlights turned into brights, I looked up to see if there were a helicopter but there was nothing, I looked behind me in my rear view mirror to see if there was a car behind me and I said to myself out loud, "whoa I can't see anything behind me its pitch black" right after i said that I felt the Lord say to me "THAT IS BECAUSE YOU ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO SEE WHAT IS BEHIND YOU, ONLY WHAT IS AHEAD OF YOU" the bible says in (Philippians 3:13-14 Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus) I thanked God that he reminded to stop looking back, stop looking behind me, stop looking to the past, just focus on what's ahead of me and focus on my future because my future is all that matters right now. The past is the past, so stop looking back because you're not meant to see what's behind you. I have had problems with dwelling on the past and lately I've been doing just that. If someone close to me purposely tries to upset me and it ends up working I'll think about it for weeks. I'll question why, How come, What did I do to then to want them to hurt me? But all I'm doing is hurting myself more from not letting go and moving forward. If someone wants to hurt you I've learned you have to pray for them because they are the ones hurting, it's true hurt people hurt people. If people show jealousy and can't celebrate with you that's because they aren't happy with themselves, pray for them then remove anyone out of your life who wants to cause you pain. (Ephesians 4:31-32 Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you) why would anyone want people with the characteristics listed above in their life that's led by God? That is toxic. As I write, like always I'm encouraging myself, I will trust God for the people he removes from my life and I will not look back, I will thank him for showing me people's true colors and not feel bad for walking away, I will forgive them but I won't look back. I've learned over the years that the closer you grow in the word of God the funnier people act towards you and the further away people will distance themselves from you, don't fret, they aren't meant to go where God is taking you. Let the Toxic people go and don't look back, if you were in a bad relationship that caused you pain, thank God for the lessons, pray for them and don't look back, get fired from a job you gave 100%, thank God for the experience, let go and don't look back, marriage end in divorce and you haven't got out and got your groove back, that's cause you dwelling on the past, let go and don't look back, someone walk out of your life let them walk, close that door and don't look back. Know that with God on your side you can overcome anything, just like the road ahead of me got brighter that goes with life as well. Our future is bright so we look ahead and the past is dark because it is not meant to be seen. No longer will I look back and dwell about the people who hurt and want to hurt me. The past is the past and last night I left it where it is supposed to be and that's behind me. Thank you for reading love you all, God Bless Self Love Is The Best Love IG @shauntemarie_ Website coming soon and Life Coach certificate coming soon, God is amazing and doing wonderful things in my life i am truly blessed.