Philippians 3:13 ESV "Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do, forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead."
When I read this verse today it got me to thinking about how so many of us dwell on the past. The old ways of doing things, the old relationships we had, the old mistakes we made. We live our lives regretting things we did. Or wishing we had done something that we didn't do. I like this verse because the whole message of it is to MOVE ON. Holding onto things that have happened in the past or things that didn't happen in the past is a waste of time. God wants to be about our future not our past. The old way of doing things may have been great, but this is today. God has a plan for today and it may not be the same as the plan for yesterday. The old mistakes we made may have been terrible. But God has grace for us today and if we've confessed those mistakes and asked for grace, then those mistakes are gone and forgotten by Him. We may wish we had done something that we were too scared to do, but God gives new chances today. It's time for us to move on. Time to take hold of the future that He's holding out to us. There are great things lying ahead of us. It's time to let go of bitterness and unforgiveness that we're holding onto because of things that were done to us. It's time to let go of the guilt and shame for the mistakes we've made. Let's move on and strain forward to what lies ahead.
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