Luke 7:47 English Standard Version (ESV) Therefore I tell you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven—for she loved much. But he who is forgiven little, loves little.”
We are created as emotional beings. Love is the core value of God’s will in our lives. Our perceptions of love is experiential. We do not all receive the right kind of love in our former lives. We do not love others as God intends.
This hangover of our past life is tied directly to our emotions about that old person, the one the bible calls the old man.
Ephesians 4:21-23 English Standard Version (ESV) 21 assuming that you have heard about him and were taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus, 22 to put off your old self,[man] which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, 23 and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds,
This spirit of the mind is your emotional identity and if you have not put the old man to death, the emotional attachments have detrimental effects on our reasoning powers and the choices we make.
Romans 6:6 English Standard Version (ESV) 6 We know that our old self[man] was crucified with him in order that the body of sin might be brought to nothing, so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin.
This body of sin issue related to the hangover is directly tied to accepting the forgiveness which was performed at the Cross and seeing that we are no long slaves to sin. We have the ability to say no. It is the life hangover that keeps telling us that we cannot help ourselves. Those emotions keep us from accepting forgiveness that is given over past sins and seeking forgiveness for future sins.
Having the power to say no to sin does not mean we will say no and deny sin its opportunity to make us feel the pain of those mistakes. The old man is not quite dead enough if we feel the pangs of unforgiveness for past sins. This new life must begin with a fresh start, one that does not exhibit life’s hangover.