2 Corinthians 5:17, “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!” (NIV). All of us have a past, present and future. I am saddened that so many of us identify with our past.
God loves you and He has removed your sin from you.
Perhaps “identify with” is too light a phrase in that many allow the past to define our present and future.
That which is no longer with you cannot define you, unless you hold onto it, define yourself by it or constantly remind yourself of it.