Forget My Past

[S] Philippians 3:13-14 --
 ¹³Brethren, I do not regard myself as having laid hold of it yet; but one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead,  ¹⁴I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

[O] Ability to look and move forward without being all caught up in the past is a blessing from God because it is much said than done.  I think my brain is wired such that it will latch on to some ideas from the past and won't let go trying to play out all sorts of "what if's" as if it will make any difference in my life going forward (other than learning from the past and applying the lessons learned from them).  I'm sure Paul had a bunch of life-impacting moments to the point of almost losing his life, but he says he's going to reach for what lies ahead and pressing toward the calling of God in Christ Jesus forgetting what lies behind.  Someone once said, all, except one, aspects of our body are designed to go forward (eyes, ears, nose, mouth facing forward for example) therefore our mind should also continuously move forward and not get hung up in the past.

[A] Even just living out the rest of this week, I want to spend more of my thoughts in preparing and planning for the future of what and how God had called me to live them out in comparison to regretting, worrying, and even dwelling on successful achievements.  If I were to quantify it, 75% future planning; 25% reflection and gratitude of the past.

[P] Dear Father, I give You the glory for creating me in a way to move forward in order to enjoy and explore Your callings for my life rather than to dwell (and get stuck) in the past.  Please continue to reveal in me what Your callings are for me and the heart of obedience to follow them.  In Jesus' name.  Amen.