Leave the Regret Behind
Philippians 3:12,13 I don’t mean that I am exactly what God wants me to be. I have not yet reached that goal. But I continue trying to reach it and make it mine. That’s what Christ Jesus wants me to do. It is the reason he made me his. Brothers and sisters, I know that I still have a long way to go. But there is one thing I do: I forget what is in the past and try as hard as I can to reach the goal before me.
Round about now, most of us are processing the year that’s just been … How did it go? Was it a good one or a bad one?
So … how did it go? Did you succeed, are you a better person, did you reach your goals or not? And how does all that play into how you feel about next year?
I’m full of questions today but for good reason, because God is in this space with you. He wants to be a powerful, positive part of leading you forward into the future that He has planned for you. And right now, there’s nothing better for us to do than to allow Him to speak into how we process the year that’s just been, and how we look ahead to the one that’s about to come.
Philippians 3:12,13 I don’t mean that I am exactly what God wants me to be. I have not yet reached that goal. But I continue trying to reach it and make it mine. That’s what Christ Jesus wants me to do. It is the reason he made me his. Brothers and sisters, I know that I still have a long way to go. But there is one thing I do: I forget what is in the past and try as hard as I can to reach the goal before me.
That’s the Apostle Paul reflecting on his past, present and future. And the truth is that none of us is perfect. We’ve all made mistakes. We all still have a long way to go. So forget the past, and try as hard as you can to reach the goal that God’s set before you. Because …
That’s His Word. Fresh … for you … today.
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