“Not that I have already
obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take
hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. Brothers and sisters, I do
not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining
toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which
God has called me heavenward in Christ.”
Philippians 3:12-14
You are in the starting
block.
Feet positioned
properly.
Ready. Set. Go!
The starting pistol
is fired and you are off.
Now imagine a large
pair of glasses fastened tightly to your face.
You run looking
toward the goal.
Suddenly you find yourself
remembering and thinking about the last race – that time you fell – and went on
to complete the race dead last.
Then it is as if your
glasses were covered with that memory and you could see less clearly now.
As you continue on
your thoughts go back to that laughing coach from the opposing team who said
you would never be a runner – at least not a successful one.
Another old memory
from the past clouds the lens a bit more.
Get the point?
The successful race
can only be run when we let go of past failures, laying them down at the foot
of the cross.
If we are so focused
on our past we cloud the future with it and are unable to see the finish line
set before us.
Sometimes it is even
past successes that hinder our race.
We can think that
because success happened when we used this or that particular method or
training regimen then I must always and only follow that course.
But our focus must
always be on the Lord Jesus Christ.
When it is – the course
of our race becomes clear before us.
Don’t let your past
hinder your future.
Forget what is behind
and strain toward what is ahead…
Take off those ‘rear view only’ glasses.
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