sooo, it’s just one of those days…when satan keeps reminding me of my past and failures that have occurred in my life…things that i have chosen to do, instead of choosing to do God’s will…in my life this is a HUGE tool that satan uses from time to time, to distract me and keep me from doing what God has for me to do today…
so i was studying this morning and reminded of philippians 3:13, “No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it, but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead.” (NLT)
the author is the apostle paul and he has just finished listing out his personal credentials…he’s laid down a great foundation for them to realize who he is and where he comes from…according to human standards, he’s at the top! but then he explains that it’s all “worthless” in comparison to knowing Christ.
for paul, knowing Christ meant a lot…he had not always been at the top…he had once made a point of having Christ followers beaten and killed…there was a past there that he had to move on from or he would not be able to do what God had for him to do…and he was fully aware of how Christ could turn a life around and what His grace could do…
i’m thankful for what God has done in my life and for what He is continuing to do even today…but i really wish that the whole forgetting thing came a lot easier for me…i know that it’s good for me to be able to look back and see where God has brought me from and what He has brought me through…
but i wish i could…
forget it…
so what about you…what helps you…
forget it…
