How are you faring since the start
of this new year? Having reached the halfway mark is an excellent time to
evaluate your spiritual life and how you’ve handled day-to-day monotonous activities.
Have you stood firm in the goals you set for this year?
Regrets can be crippling, even those
from only today. Can you imagine what a lifetime of regrets can do to your
spiritual walk? Paul learned the secret of forgetting the past even though it
stayed in his memory. We know this because, at times, he referred to God’s
grace and mercy that saved him from who he once was. His “forgetting” was a
choice to not dwell on the past; instead, using it to testify how God changed
his life. Paul chose to focus on who he became in Christ and the glorious life
that awaited after finishing life’s race. As he strived for perfection to be
like Jesus, he kept pressing on until the day he entered the realm of glory,
home with his Lord.
Paul and his fellow workers could encourage
others to pattern their lives after them because they lived like Jesus (v. 17).
We would do well to heed his appeal. As we run this race of life, many
distractions will vie for our attention, but like Paul, choose to let go of past
hurts and failures; stay focused. Keep your eyes on Jesus, persevering for the
prize that awaits at the finish line: Home with the Lord.
Looking back will only cause you to stumble. Press on!
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