God says we should have a short memory. Our energy should be focused on what's in front of us.
Whether you just dropped the ball, or caught the touchdown...forget it.
It doesn't define you either way, and what lies behind is not your focus.
Many of us waste precious time hashing over the mistakes we have made in life. Yet the best soldiers come from the most terrible battles. God says He "comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others. When they are troubled,..."(2 Cor 1:4) Those mistakes you made that the enemy wanted to destroy you with, have been turned into tools. You can use them to pull your fallen brother up, as you were pulled up. Failures only give us empathy for others, and deep appreciation for amazing grace.
The other side of the coin is true as well. If you have been blessed enough recently to succeed...forget it. The enemy is still prowling around like a lion waiting to steal, kill, and destroy. The landscape is littered with ministries that were "taken out" in their prime. You stay focused. You lean into the tape...You strain toward the goal.
Forget what lies behind. As Christians we are to be forward thinkers. We don't have time to worry about the past, when our God has plans to give us a "future and a hope" Jer. 29:11.
Your goal this week is to focus on that future. Your goal is to live out that hope. There will be many distractions but you press on toward the goal...nothing matters but what God has for you to do today...get it done with a heart that directs the world to Christ.
"The only difference between the saint and the sinner is that every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future."
Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde
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