You forgave the guilt of my sin.
—Psalm 32:5
If you wrote a biography of David, how much space would you devote to his adultery with Bathsheba and his murder of Uriah? Probably a lot, like the writer of 2 Samuel, who exposed the whole sordid mess.
So, you might be surprised that the author of 1 and 2 Chronicles doesn’t write a single word about it when narrating David’s life. Why? Maybe because he had such confidence in God’s promised forgiveness of David that he could tell his life’s story without even mentioning it. Why continue repeating misbehavior that has been forgiven?
Application: Stop diving into the dumpster of a forgiven past. God says he doesn’t even remember your repented sins (Heb 8:12). So, it’s an insult to his grace to continue wallowing in the garbage of guilt.
Your past does not define your present.