Saturday, May 20, 2017

 

Devotional for Saturday, May 20, 2017
“Reach Toward Your Goals”

 

one thing I do

by Dona Hake

 

Philippians 3:13 (ERV)

“Brothers and sisters, I know that I still have a long way to go.

But there is one thing I do: I forget what is in the past and

try as hard as I can to reach the goal before me.”

 

I love how Paul expressed his determination to keep his focus.  He admitted  he had a long way to go but he was determined to do two things, and they were to forget the past and reach toward his goals.  He understood that his past needed to be forgotten and his future needed to be reached for with great perseverance.

 

Many times we can become frozen in our past and  they become our stand stills.  It is sad to think one’s purpose and determination is robbed by the memories or failures of  yesterday. I always felt that there is importance in learning from mistakes or bad experiences.  These things can serve to help us learn and gain wisdom.  Wisdom gained from bad experiences or mistakes can be carried with us the rest of our life.  This wisdom is something we can embrace and pass on to others.
 

Many times in our journey in life we may come to a “dead end” on a path that seems so promising.  Do not let that discourage you but rather seek the Lord and what He would have you  do.  I believe there are many times that “dead ends” on the paths that we walk are God’s favor on us, and He is sparing us from a bad decision or mistake.  Sometimes you just never know… one thing we do know though, and that is that we need to keep moving forward with our eyes on our Lord!   I leave you with this quote…

 

“One of the greatest and most comforting truths

is that when one door opens, another closes,

but often we look so long and

regretfully upon the closed door that

we do not see the one that is open for us.”

(Anonymous)