Letting Go of Past Pain to Follow God: When Hurt Is Holding You Back
You want to move forward and you want to say yes to God—of course you do! But no matter how much you try, something from your past keeps pulling you back. Maybe it’s heartbreak, failure, or disappointment. Whatever it is, letting go of past pain to follow God can be a hard step of obedience.
Sometimes the pain is obvious, like a wound that still feels fresh. At other times, it’s more subtle—a quiet discouragement, a replaying of regrets, or a fear of repeating what went wrong. Either way, it can feel like your past is writing the script for your present and your future.
In this episode of The Confident Christian Woman Podcast, we’re exploring what healing can look like even if your past keeps trying to take center stage.
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In Letting Go of Past Pain to Follow God, you’ll hear:
- How old wounds and hidden disappointment can keep you spiritually stuck.
- What Christian healing from disappointment might require of your heart and mind.
- Why healing from past hurt is an essential part of obedience.
- The lies we believe that keep us rehearsing past pain instead of releasing it.
- Questions that help you name, face, and begin releasing the pain.
You don’t have to stay stuck in what was. God is able to heal what’s still hurting you. In fact, He wants to.
The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound.
Isaiah 61:1 (ESV)
What if your past pain doesn’t get to lead you anymore? What if God does?
If your past still stings and you don’t know how to move beyond it, this episode will meet you right where you are.
More help for you:
- Your free Clarity Roadmap download, with 7 power moves to jumpstart you out of feeling stuck.
- Related post: My Man Hurt Me Emotionally: How to Feel Good Anyway
- Your Next Step Companion, a coaching guide to help you get unstuck and move forward with God.
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