Why do you hang on to the past? Philippians 3:13,14

Good morning all. God is good all the time, all the time God is good.  TOO BLESSED TO BE STRESSED!!
  Yesterday, at church, pastor went to Philippians Chapter 3 verses 13 and 14.  How many times have I read this, yet it went straight through my whole, whereas, this time it pierced my being and my consciousness and made me more aware.  Why?  Hmmmm.
   Philippians 3:¹³ Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,
   Paul is saying forget what has happened in the past, look forward, look to the future, see what is ahead.  Graffiti in a restroom in Durango, Colorado said: "Look not back at the past with regret, nor to the future with anxiety, but look around and be aware of the present."  
   Paul held the coats of those who stone Stephen, the first martyr for Christ.  We all have done things we would not tell of and rather keep them in our closet of skeletons as we are ashamed.  Since Jesus Christ is our hope we can get past our guilt and move on the doing things for God.
    We should grow in God.  How?  By studying His Word more, by fellowship and discussions with other Christians, and by sharing the word of God to others.
    We need to press on, knowing the Holy Spirit will lead, will reveal and fill in any blank spots we may have in our quest to be more Christ like.
    ¹⁴ I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
 Press on, we should be as an athlete preparing for the Olympics. we need to FOCUS on God word; we need to TRAIN our selves daily in the word; we need to STRIVE to be Christ-like in each moment of our day,  we need to be OBEDIENT to God word, and we need to live a life of FAITH.
   So, fellow sinner, what are you going to do about your life with Christ?  Train hard or be mediocre?  Love you all.
   In Christ's Love and Grace
    Johnny