Pressing on...

Philippians 3: 7-14 (NIV)
 ⁷ But whatever were gains to me I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. ⁸What is more, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them garbage, that I may gain Christ ⁹ and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in^[a] Christ—the righteousness that comes from God on the basis of faith. ¹⁰ I want to know Christ—yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, ¹¹ and so, somehow, attaining to the resurrection from the dead.
 ¹² 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. ¹³ 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, ¹⁴ I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.


This verse has new meaning for me after today!  God used a sweet sister in the Lord to remind me that my future is ahead and God is in control of my life (if I let Him be, that is).  He has amazing plans for me (and for you too!) and who am I to hold on to past hurts and hinder His Kingdom work that He has predestined for me?  After all, I am not getting any younger, time is ticking and He has work for me to do!  Praying that He would do in me the things that are necessary within my heart, in order to get me to the place He wants me, in His time and in His way!  I particularly like the message version of the following verses:

Philippians 3:12-14 (The Message version)

I'm not saying that I have this all together, that I have it made. But I am well on my way, reaching out for Christ, who has so wondrously reached out for me. Friends, don't get me wrong: By no means do I count myself an expert in all of this, but I've got my eye on the goal, where God is beckoning us onward—to Jesus. I'm off and running, and I'm not turning back.

Looking forward and pressing on toward that which I have been called, through Christ Jesus!!