Sometimes we get weighed down by the things that happened in our pasts. But, Pastor Ben encourages us, we don't have an accurate view of everything that happened in the past. And we don't need one.

When we're triggered by our pasts, the shame and guilt can be so overwhelming that we try to stuff those feelings. Pastor Ben says we should instead let those feelings come to the surface.

We can be so focused on our pasts—the hurt, pain, or regret—that we find ourselves living in the past and missing out on the present. Instead of living in the past, Pastor Ben reminds us how we can learn from it.

There's nothing we can do to make up for our past mistakes. We can't buy forgiveness from another person or from God. But the good news is, Pastor Ben says, we don't have to.

We look back on our pasts and wish we could travel back to fix things. But Pastor Ben says we don't need to feel regret because our past experiences, even the painful ones, can be used for good.