Philippians 3:13-14
“But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize of God’s heavenly calling in Christ Jesus.”
There is a moment in every race when the runner stops looking back. Paul understood this. The past, whether filled with failures that shame us or victories that flatter us, can become a weight around our ankles. So Paul made a deliberate choice: forget it! Not denial. Not carelessness. A holy release. He fixed his eyes forward, leaning into what God had set before him.
That word straining matters. This is not passive faith, waiting for life to happen. This is determined, forward-leaning, chest-out faith. God is not calling you backward. He is calling you onward, into purpose, into grace, into the fullness of what Christ has already won for you.
Press on. The prize is real.
I’m Lonnie Davis and these are thoughts worth thinking.
Prayer: Lord, help me forget what is behind and press forward with holy purpose into all You have prepared for me.