May 4, 2023 - Though we might be reluctant to admit it, none of us want our lives to be just average. By nature, we want our lives to be full and prosperous. Yet, there seem to be so many things that get in our way. That’s one of the problems with life, it is as someone once said “so daily” We have deadlines and commitments. We are constantly faced with problems, priorities, distractions and obstacles.
Yet, if we turn to Paul’s letter to the church at Philippi we read “forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forth unto those things that are before” (Philippians 3:13) If we are going to get the most out of life, we must forget the past. There may be good things in our past and there may be grievous mistakes in our past. It matters not whether good or bad, we must forget the past and leave it there – in the past.
We must face the present. Paul said “reaching forth unto those things that are before”. Facing the present means that we put our faith in Jesus Christ and trust Him to be involved in every part of our lives. It means we choose to live life as it comes to us day by day. We are not to waste our lives living among the “what ifs” and the “if onlys”.
Do you want to get the most out of life? Then let God lead in your life. Let God be the “Maestro” leading the orchestra of your life. Life your life within the will of God and pray the prayer of Jesus in the garden – “Not my will but thine be done”.
It’s something to think about. . . tbp. Join Us for Worship this coming Lord’s Day at Center Church of Christ.
