Good Morning! Philipp 3:13 Brothers I do not consider to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do; Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead. You know in many parts of the Gospels, Paul talks about running the race. For me I believe he was talking about life. This is the race that we all started when we were born. And one thing I have learned about this race, is there have been times in all our races, when we weren't giving our 100%. Or we swerved off the track and got behind the rest of the pact. What I am getting at, is we have all made mistakes in this race called life. These mistakes can hinder the rest of the race if we let them. In this Vs Paul is telling us to forget what is behind. And that is something we all need to work on. Because so often Satan likes to bring up our past and the mistakes we've made and slow us down in our race, the life God has waiting for us. One thing I have learned in my Recovery is that if I dwelt in the things I have done in my past, I would never be able to move ahead. If I still looked at all the mistakes I have made in life up to today, I probabley still would be drinking and drugging. But listen to what Paul says in Vs 14 I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. You see it is because of Jesus, that today I press on. It is because of Him my life is not the same as it was 30 yrs ago, 15 yrs ago or even 6 yrs ago. Shoot even 1 week ago. The thing I am trying to say is that for us to ever move ahead in Gods plan for our lives, we have to subject ourselves to His will and we have to put off those things that hinder us in our race.(Heb 12:1) And one of those things is my past. I cannot run a good race if I am dwelling on all the mistakes I have made in my life. Today my focus has to be on Christ Jesus and the plan God has for through Christ!. So if you have made some mistakes in your past, and we all have, don't let them keep you from pressing towards the Joy, Peace and eternal life God has waiting for you through His Son Jesus! Learn from the past, don't dwell in it. And run the race of life the best you can in Christ Jesus. For there is a Crown for you in the end! And HABD!
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Moving Ahead
Good Morning! Philipp 3:13 Brothers I do not consider to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do; Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead. You know in many parts of the Gospels, Paul talks about running the race. For me I believe he was talking about life. This is the race that we all started when we were born. And one thing I have learned about this race, is there have been times in all our races, when we weren't giving our 100%. Or we swerved off the track and got behind the rest of the pact. What I am getting at, is we have all made mistakes in this race called life. These mistakes can hinder the rest of the race if we let them. In this Vs Paul is telling us to forget what is behind. And that is something we all need to work on. Because so often Satan likes to bring up our past and the mistakes we've made and slow us down in our race, the life God has waiting for us. One thing I have learned in my Recovery is that if I dwelt in the things I have done in my past, I would never be able to move ahead. If I still looked at all the mistakes I have made in life up to today, I probabley still would be drinking and drugging. But listen to what Paul says in Vs 14 I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. You see it is because of Jesus, that today I press on. It is because of Him my life is not the same as it was 30 yrs ago, 15 yrs ago or even 6 yrs ago. Shoot even 1 week ago. The thing I am trying to say is that for us to ever move ahead in Gods plan for our lives, we have to subject ourselves to His will and we have to put off those things that hinder us in our race.(Heb 12:1) And one of those things is my past. I cannot run a good race if I am dwelling on all the mistakes I have made in my life. Today my focus has to be on Christ Jesus and the plan God has for through Christ!. So if you have made some mistakes in your past, and we all have, don't let them keep you from pressing towards the Joy, Peace and eternal life God has waiting for you through His Son Jesus! Learn from the past, don't dwell in it. And run the race of life the best you can in Christ Jesus. For there is a Crown for you in the end! And HABD!
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I heard someone put it recently, if you have one eye on the past and one eye on the future you will be cross eyed.
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