What a whirlwind of a week, Father! Thank You for keeping me on course (though it feels like I might zoom off who knows where at any second!) May my hand be gripped firmly in Yours! Amen.
Philippians 3:12-16 (<<click here to read the passage)
Lord Jesus, enable me to mine the riches of this passage this morning—please clear the cobwebs and block the distractions.
“Press on” “possess that perfection for which Christ Jesus first possessed me” “focus on…forgetting the past… looking forward to what lies ahead” “press on…to the end of the race” “hold on to the progress…already made.”
Don’t just sit back and pray it happens—push ahead! Lord, You know what I need. “Before the creation of the world, You knew me (and loved me!).” Ephesians 1:4 NLT You know the perfection You have for me. Help me to diligently “press on”—to put all my energy and effort into pursuing that and coming to a full knowledge of what that means!
There’s nothing I can do about my past—failings, bad decisions, things I think were undeservingly done to me—but my goal TODAY is to focus on “looking forward to what lies ahead.” “Press on!” to what You have yet for me to do, to what I have yet to learn, to a still deeper relationship with You! I don’t know what all of that is or means, but help me to trust You with it all!
Help me, give me the tenacity not to lose ground but to “hold on to the progress… already made.” You’ve helped me come so far from where I was, Lord, and I know my apprenticeship is nowhere near complete. I give You all the credit for progress made and cling to Your grace and mercy to carry me forward, upward – higher and higher! Solidify my grounding in You – strengthen my foundation. May the roots of my life delve deeper into You – fortifying me, feeding me the richness of Your resources. Storms will come. I pray you will enable me to stand tall, to not fall, and to get myself upon the “Rock that is stronger than I” Help me to be a lighthouse for You that will endure. Persevere! And because of that endurance, my light would shine all the brighter, constantly, deliberately drawing others to You!!
In searching for a picture for this post, I was reminded of this song by Building 429 – check it out!
(May 29th, 2017, Fri, 6:09 am)
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