Stretching forward, leaving the past

Good morning everyone!! Yes, another great day in the Lord Jesus Christ! Some say no, ice storms, cold weather, etc. Don't look down, look around and look up---God is good all the time.....all the time God is good!!

We must strive to go forward, working for the glory of God, leaving behind the past and move forward. Now the last of the words from J. David Hoke.

But we must take willingness one step further. As we stretch forward, we must possess the quality of a determined attitude. Listen again to the words of the Apostle Paul,
"One thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus."
Here is a man who is not content with being willing. He is not simply reaching forward to what lies ahead, he is giving his all to the endeavor. He is determined in his attitude that nothing will deter him. We must have this determined attitude as well if we would succeed in conquering the demons of the past.

You see, we are in a real warfare. To be plagued by the past is to be under spiritual attack. That is why we must counter-attack by employing a strategy like Paul’s, whereby we forget the past and focus on the future.

2 Chronicles 15:7 "But as for you, be strong, don't be discouraged, for your work has a reward."

2 Timothy 4:7 "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith."

Thank you for reading. Love you all.


In Christ's Love and Grace

Johnny