Now that we have entered a new year, we want to remind you friends
to forget what is behind and strain toward what is ahead. Don’t let the enemy
hold you back by keeping you focused on mistakes or failures. You can’t move
forward if you’re focused on the rear-view mirror.
No matter how you’ve failed this past year, no matter how
you’ve missed it, God’s love is greater. We are reminded how Peter betrayed Jesus
in the Lord’s greatest hour of need. Nonetheless, God entrusted Peter with a
leadership role in his newly established church because of Peter’s repentant
heart.
Remember Paul who intensely persecuted the church of God and
tried to destroy it. Despite this, God used Paul to write two-thirds of the New
Testament. Paul did not let his past hold him back. Paul received God’s
forgiveness and moved on. As he so wisely stated in Philippians 3:13-14:
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.
We pray all God’s best for you and yours this new year. Know
that he has a plan for your life and that plan is for good. Move into his best
for you by forgetting what is behind and embracing the best yet to come.
Blessings friends in this year of feasting and gladness.
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