May 23 Shedding the Past

"Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal." Philippians 3:13-14

Thinking about what we coulda, shoulda have done in the past can cripple us. Those kind of thoughts can haunt us and keep us preoccupied with the past. There are two truths that will keep the past from stealing our joy in the present: our identfication with Jesus and our faith in God's sovereignty. When we came to Jesus, we confessed that we were sinful failures and he saved us, it's time to move forward. Rest in the present and look forward with hope. Nothing in your past can thwart God's plan.