Friday, January 25, 2008 11:39 PM
posted by Aric Thorpe
Forget those things that are behind "so that you can" press forward
As Christians it is important to be able to lay aside our pride in the midst of failure and get back up again. Not only is this important in the midst of failure, but in the midst of frustration, forgetfulness, stressfulness, shortsightedness, and trails in general. In all things we must learn to act on the words of the Apostle Paul, saying, “Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 3:13-14). As Paul stated, when pressing forward for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus, we must “forget those things which are behind.” We must forget the past failures and shortcomings and take up the cross. If we do not we become stuck on that one thing; we allow the weight of it encumber us and slow us down, if not stop us completely. So learn to forget the past, not as a license for future sin, but in an effort to press forward toward the mark God has set before us.
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