Isaiah 9:4

You have broken the yoke of his burden and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, as the day of Midian.    

The burden of sin was meant to keep us from moving forward and fulfilling the plan for our lives through Jesus Christ.  Jesus broke that yoke of burden so we no longer have to live in guilt and shame for our sins and our past.  Now let it go! We have repented and we have been forgiven.  God’s plan cannot be fulfilled if we remain under the oppression.