02/01/2026
Why You Can't Stop Replaying Painful Memories...
Isaiah 43:18–19
“Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old. Behold, I will do a new thing…”
Ever notice how your mind can drag you back to the past even when your heart is trying so hard to move forward?
You’re washing dishes… and suddenly you’re replaying a moment you regret.
You’re driving… and that old heartbreak comes up again.
You’re lying in bed… and a memory hits you so sharply it feels like it just happened.
You try to shake it off, but it sticks.
Painful memories feel like they demand attention.
They replay themselves.
They speak loudly.
They make you feel small, guilty, ashamed, or stuck.
But here’s something most people don’t realize:
Old memories are not the voice of God. They’re the echo of your old identity that comes directly from the enemy.
The enemy loves to take what God buried and resurrect it in your mind.
He wants you to feel chained to a past Jesus already destroyed.
He wants you to stare backward so you never walk forward.
That’s why God says in Isaiah 43:18:
“Remember ye not the former things…”
He’s not saying forget your life.
He’s saying stop letting it define you.
He’s saying:
Stop revisiting what I’ve redeemed.
Stop rehearsing what I’ve already removed.
Stop holding onto what I already healed.
Because the very next verse says:
“Behold, I will do a new thing…”
Which means that God will do it — not man, not your spouse, not your children, but God Himself will erase the past.
Just like it feels impossible to find a river in the desert…
It can feel impossible to overcome our past trauma.
But God says, “I WILL DO IT.”
All we have to do is trust what He says above what we think and feel.
He’s saying:
Stop looking at the wound.
Start looking at the One who healed it.
Stop staring at “what was.”
Start resting in “what is” — Christ in you.
Here’s 3 ways to stop the mental replay:
Step #1: Interrupt the Memory
Say: "God told me not to consider the old things."
If God told you to let it go, He’s not the one bringing it up again.
Step #2: Replace It With Truth
Speak Isaiah 43:19 out loud....
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