Christian Women's Devotion about Forgetting the Past and Moving On
So often things
of the past can hold us back.
Often the
issues that haven't been dealt with
can be a
stumbling block and a hindrance to
what God
does in us now. If only we can see
beyond
the here and now. If only we could see
what
God can do in and through us, we would then desire
to press on through. As Paul says here, he hasn't already attained this, but he
presses on, forgetting what lies
behind and
strains forward to what lies ahead.
We need
to have a more 'eternal' way of thinking.
We
know that this world is not our home. We
can't even take our human body with us
when
we die. Everything will be changed.
Everything
will be new. Our homeland is in
heaven with
Jesus. Our home here on earth is
only a temporary residence.
If we could truly
grasp
this, we would realize the
unimportance of
so much in our day-to-day
life. This can be
a hard concept because
none of us can really
understand what heaven would be like. None of us have been there. We
haven't seen it, touched
it, smelt it, or
experienced it in any way. We
may get small
glimpses now and then, but that
is nothing
in comparison to what it would be
like. I
believe if we could just see what has
eternal
value in what we do and say, it can
be
transforming. Knowing this can help us
to
'press on' with God. To 'press on' to
receive
the breakthrough we so desire. To
'press on'
to be more Christ-like. To 'press
on' despite
the odds stacked up against us.
For nothing
else the world has to offer is as
important
as pressing on in
God. © By M.S.Lowndes
Do not [earnestly]
remember the former things;
neither consider
the things of old. Behold, I
am doing a new
thing! Now it springs forth; do
you not
perceive and know it and will you not
give
heed to it? I will even make a way in
the
wilderness and rivers in the
desert. - Isaiah 43:18-19 (AMPC)
Help me, Lord, to press
on through
No matter how hard it gets
Let
me see what has 'eternal value'
And press on
to what lies ahead. © By M.S.Lowndes
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