Happy New Year

As the New Year approaches let's look ahead and not back.  David Curtis (Aly Curtis) reminded me Saturday of one of my favorite scriptures. 

 

Philippians 3:12-16 Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. 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 for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.  All of us, then, who are mature should take such a view of things. And if on some point you think differently, that too God will make clear to you. Only let us live up to what we have already attained.(learned)

 

(Thank YOU LORD for loving us and accepting us in JESUS.  Help us forget what is behind (to deliberately continually forget the old ways of doing things, forgive and forget the hurts, pushing away those thoughts of the past & refusing to call up the past) and help us to focus on what lies ahead... enabling us to press on, with arms outstretched, to grab a hold of that for which CHRIST JESUS took hold of us..

Wow!  LORD, that amazes me that YOU took hold of me for specific reasons (assignments) ... enable me LORD & focus me step by step… I don’t know precisely what YOU have for me to do… I don’t see the big picture yet, but YOU can lead me whether I understand or not (Proverbs 3:5-7) FATHER GOD work into me to will and to do that which is pleasing to YOU. (Philippians 2:13) Holy Spirit, stir me up and energize me to press on to grab a hold on that which Christ JESUS took hold of me for.  According to YOUR word, fulfill YOUR purpose for my life I ask in the name of JESUS.

 

 

HAPPY NEW YEAR