Into the ‘Sea of Forgetfulness’ is where I have cast your iniquities, tossed out into the deepest part of these waters, as if weighted down by a heavy stone, so that I am not reminded of your guilt any longer.
Know then, that any of the choices from the past, when they come back to haunt you with condemnation, are not brought forward by Me. For once your being is placed in My Son, He is all I see when I look upon you. So then, know that the voice speaking these shame-filled reminders does not hail from My realm, and know that the words of “accusation” he uses are the telltale sign that it’s the enemy trying to provoke you.
So then, My children should be wary when those past grievances are brought forward in their thoughts, for if any shame or guilt is felt, then the enemy still has a foothold in this area and must be dealt with accordingly; for My own have been given the authority to cast him out. However, to break off his permission to still exist in your life, many must take a closer look at this area of past sin for a moment. To examine what was done, just to relive it again, is not the point; to find the moment where the enemy was allowed entrance is always the focus; and to then close off this open channel of access is important so that the enemy has no way back in.
Now there may be times where I do ask one of My own to seek out forgiveness from the one they harmed, even though it was from years before salvation, but this is because I can see each place inside where the enemy is still able to torment this individual, and the way of stopping his continuing assault is to cut him off at the knees. Therefore, the salve of forgiveness must flow and cover over this place of pain. This is why My children must learn the difference between “conviction” and “condemnation”, for one leads to hope and reconciliation while the other breeds thoughts of judgment and promotes shame.
Then, the one found partnering with the latter feels the need to hide, like a criminal running from the law, and so this pain is never resolved. But when My Spirit presses on this area and encourages restoration, then this space held by the enemy can finally know the freedom given only by My Son.
So to be clear, the nexus of My thoughts towards any of My children are never centered on their sin as a means to hold it against them, but are there to expose the weakened areas where the enemy continues to live. My Spirit revisits these memories with the sole purpose of expanding the freedom that has already been liberally given. So, to avoid or ignore either feeling when it arises would be foolish, for whether it’s conviction or condemnation, some internal work is still meant to be done. One will issue a challenge of repentance and obedience, while the other may mean an offense is still lingering where justification and pride are often found to dwell.
So each of these, when present, should trigger a response from My own, where to be rid of the enemy’s influence is our common goal. For at some point, the choice was made to accept his perspective. And now, every time this choice is repeated as the reaction to life’s struggles, he gains more and more inner territory. Yet, because these spaces of thought are usually linked to some form of sin (whether in word or deed), when My Spirit highlights these areas, it may appear as if I am bringing up the past, but in reality, I am allowing Him to show My own where the evil lies still exist within them. So then, Holy Spirits’ unctioning will prompt the action of contrition over where they have transgressed, so that peace may once again reign inside their being.
But when the enemy comes around with a condemning voice, a rush of guilt surfaces with the tormenting words saying, “What would others think of you?”, urging you that this matter must be kept tucked away so that no one finds out who you really are! This leads you to then push these thoughts down the usual direction, which means the enemy gets to keep this inner territory.
Understand then, that inner healing is the appropriate reason that both feelings are provoked, and not because I still count the wrongdoings of My own against them. For here is the true battlefield, as My children wage war against the unseen realm.
The grievances of the past and the power these offenses carry has been relieved, and have been covered by My Son’s blood, so that the person who agreed with disobedience need no longer be bothered with guilt and condemnation over the conduct found in their earlier days. So when I say their sins were tossed into the ‘Sea of Forgetfulness’, this means I no longer hold their debt against them because the question of judgment, which would have come due to their sin, was satisfied with the answer of True Love.
However, though their sentence has been commuted and all penalties washed away, My children must still undergo the process of transformation, as some of these sins have lasting impressions on their inner man. So though, from where I am seated, they are counted as blameless, this does not mean they are fully walking in their true identity and freedom as citizens of Heaven. For in each one of My own rests the propensity to partner with both the enemy and their flesh, engaging in behavior and thinking that is unbecoming of those who wear priestly garments. There is never an issue with those who turn to Me for salvation, as each who has accepted My Son is forgiven, appearing spotless before Me.
So what does it mean when memories of past transgressions continually rise up inside and remind My own of their old ways? Is this a thought to reintroduce guilt and shame? Absolutely not! What My own must understand is that these recollections of disobedience are places inside their internal thought life where they have yet to think like a child of My Kingdom, and, as a consequence, aren’t walking in the full freedom which My Son won for them on the Cross. It’s My Spirit putting pressure on the internal spots where change still needs to take place, and where My own are indeed bound by the enemy’s lies.
Therefore, My own should not be troubled by these thoughts when they arise because this does not mean their salvation is in jeopardy, as this is only My Spirit exposing an internal area that needs the attention of repentance given to it. None of My children should hold confusion on this subject, as it is their debt that I have forgotten. Though I am still aware of those moments where they have stumbled and embraced their fleshly desires, these are still not counted against them.
So then be aware that this old way of thinking and living is being challenged by the new man mentality which My Spirit is promoting. However, to be fully released from these sinful mindsets, at times, will require some action of reconciliation be taken, because the offensive attitudes carried in their hearts are still there.
In order that My own arrive at the right internal disposition will often mean that choices from the past must be addressed head on, so that reconciliation and peace can be administered over the matter; but know that it’s not because I am still holding ought in My heart towards them. This is simply how the sanctification process is walked out in My children’s lives, where My Spirit illuminates the places where incorrect thinking is still being held, giving each of My own repeated opportunities to reject their former manner of existence and embrace life from their “new man” perspective.
Although there is no penalty left awaiting My children for their past, there does still exist chains and shackles found on their wrists and ankles. This is only because My own have not examined these places of bondage which their hearts still carry, even though the locks have already been broken open.
To see these removed takes little effort and only requires a good dose of the Truth. The renewing of their minds can only happen if they are willing to consider comparing their current thoughts and attitudes through the practice of introspection, weighing their memories of the past against My Truth: those principles of love which My Son established when He made His life the perfect example to follow.
So then My children, don’t be troubled by the past any longer by trying to hide who they once were. For even though I see My Son’s reflection when I look upon you, I am still aware of the issues that lie beneath which are not in alignment with Our way of thinking. Therefore, don’t be filled with concern when My Spirit brings a quickening within, urging you to reflect on a past incident or thought, for He is only wanting to help you see that error still exists in your thinking, and he desires to show you the way to break free from this burden.
And even though this process may be somewhat uncomfortable, it is necessary for you to journey through times of reflection, because in these moments of searching your soul, every selfish and worldly thought or idea still held can be uncovered and exchanged for the more enlightened understanding of those who are being transformed.