Mind Your Business and Let Me Mind Mine

Because Ego exists only in the Past, it does any/everything it can to keep you in the Past. It's sole purpose is to hold your mind captive in what was done or said so you never forget. This is Ego's reasoning for protecting you from getting hurt and/or offended again. 

In Ego's desperate attempts to keep you from Truth, it covers up the Present moment by convincing you the Future will mirror the Past. It clouds your vision and prevents you from remembering God is the One always in control.  With Ego controlling the mind by Fear of the Future being the same as the Past, you being to worry yourself sick. In feeble efforts, you begin to seek outside comfort (alcohol, drugs, food, sex, etc.) and as a result blame God for not being able to find Peace. 

Pain and suffering show up the minute your vision becomes blurred by what doesn't matter, the Past. It doesn't matter because it's only purpose is to teach a lesson. Only when you have failed to learn from the Past will it repeat itself, again and again, until it's purpose is no longer needed because the lesson has been accepted and understood. At this point you've taken from it what it what it came into your life to teach. You then, leave it there because it's goal has been met and its purpose has been accomplished. 

The Future, on the other hand is God's business! God is THE One and only Who is always in control  PERIOD.  Until that is accepted, understood and REMEMBERED, pain and suffering are certain to show up in your life. Choose to stay in the Present moment by being grateful for God's gift, your breath, the gift of Life, and let God take care of the Future. Because He created you, He knows better than you what's better for you!

Remember, Life is a test! Live it fully by learning from the Past, showing others God in You and your Future will be brighter than you could ever imagine! Peace