The Bible tells us to remember God's miracles and obey His commands, but it also says to forget the former things. That can seem a bit contradictory... However, the lesson is this, the past is where we go to learn, but never to live. It's a place of reference, not a place of residence. We don't forget the past, we are just more focused on the future. We must all come to the conclusion that if we don't let our past die, it won't let our future live. God was good back then, but He's still good now!