Yes we will remember our lives in heaven, but we will
think about them differently.
In heaven, we will see our current lives more in the
present and in the future and less in the past. Our past is very real to us today, with reminders
of our mistakes everywhere (people, places, photos, etc.), causing us to always
think back and ponder our mistakes. In
heaven, those reminders are gone, so we are more present-dwelling than
past-dwelling.
The present joy of heaven will completely outweigh the
sorrow of yesterday.
Our attitude will be “what’s done is done.” Why worry
about something we can’t change.
We will truly sense forgiveness for all our sins. We
may know we are forgiven now, but in heaven we will see the one who forgave us.
Our forgiveness will be more real and
tangible.
By remembering our earthly lives in heaven, we will
understand our forgiveness. Erasing our memory destroys the joy of our
forgiveness. Plus, if our minds were
wiped clean, we could forget who Jesus is and what he did for us.
By remembering our earthly lives in heaven, we will
experience the joy of seeing those we knew on earth. We won't see them according to how they hurt
us, but by what Jesus has done for us and them.
We will remember our earthly lives in heaven, but we
won’t dwell on them. What’s ahead of us will
be so much more appealing and for once we’ll truly know there’s nothing we can
do any longer about the past. Jesus took
care of it all.