ADVANCING!

Philippians 3:13-14 NLT … but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us.

Nobody likes going backwards because there is an instinctive need within us to go forward in life - to advance and that’s what Paul was doing. He recognised he was running a race, he was advancing and we’re called to do the same in our Christian life.😊

God loves babies but He wants to see us all grow up in the faith. He wants us to press on, press through because God is helping us become who He made us to be. It makes no difference what age we are, God wants our relationship with Him to deepen, to know about His love, about walking in faith and victory; to go from the milk of the Word to the meat.

Sometimes it’s tough, but God is on the inside of us and He is growing us up to endure, to remember we stand on a firm foundation, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory (Colossians 1:27) 

Paul tells us how to run a race successfully in Hebrews 12:1  …let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily besets us and let us run with patience the race that is set before us. God tells us to let go of the baggage, the worries or regrets, the guilt or shame we may have carried for decades, to allow Jesus to take it all, including our sin, so we can win our race.😊

I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us. God has plans for us all to advance into and even when we may feel stuck, the Holy Spirit will help us move forward one step at a time and we will fulfil whatever God has for each one of us. Amen.

Have a blessed weekend.😊x

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