Monday, February 5, 2024
Monday, February 5, 2024
Philippians 3:13
Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead.
Paul had as much of a right to regret his life choices as anyone. Before Jesus got ahold of his heart, he hunted and persecuted the early followers of Christ, blatantly attacking the Savior that he later came to accept. We can only guess that Paul wrestled with regret, but he did not let it consume him. He recognized that the second chance He’d been given wasn’t earned, it was given to Him by God. Paul couldn’t undo the past, and neither can you, but Christ offers forgiveness and new life. Seize the present moment the way Paul did, forgetting what lies behind, and bravely pushing forward into God’s plan for your life.