When we constantly look back, longing for something or somebody or the life we used to have, we are deluding ourselves. We can't live in the past. We can't live in the future either. The only time allotted to us in this life is the moment we are living in right now.
True-life testimonies about what God has done in our lives are bigger than any twisted tale. Can you imagine the Israelites trying to explain to outsiders about the pillar of cloud by day and the pillar of fire by night? Exodus 13:21
"In God's presence I'll dance all I want! He chose me...and made me prince over God's people, over Israel. Oh Yes, I'll dance to God's glory--more recklessly even than this." II Samuel 6:21-22