Now, I am the coach. And I get just as excited about the game now, as I did when I was younger. And I find that I tell my athletes the same thing. Just let go. Drop all fear and anxiousness and go for the prize at the end. Leave everything on the field, never surrender, and success will find you inspite of the outcome. Is this not a parallel to our Christian walk?
Philippians 3:13-14
"Brethren, 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, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus."
We have not yet tasted what life eternal will be yet. However, we keep striving towards that goal. We do not need to live our lives based on the sins of our past. When we become saved we are a new creation. The old is gone and we have put on the new in Christ Jesus. We need to live a life of praise for what Christ did for us on the Cross at Calvary. We need to go through everyday looking to what we will get one day when we meet our Savior face to face. No matter what fears, anxiety, trials we face, we look toward the goal. Which is eternal life with our Savior in Heaven. Paul wrote to Timothy just before he died:
2 Timothy 4:6-8
"For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure has come. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith; in the future there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day; and not only to me, but also to all who have loved His appearing."
Thanks for reading, and God bless you all this week!
I love having eternal eyes. I want to see beyond this life, so hopefully I will drop all its trivialities and strive for what lies ahead. Thanks for such a great post!
ReplyDeleteI like that...'just let go and leave it all on the field and go for the prize at the end' There's something I've been wanting to do and your post has encouraged me. Thanks and God Bless! : )
ReplyDeleteIt is a reminder that our past does not matter to God. He said He would cast our sins as far as the East is from the West and never mention them again. So why worry about who we were in the past. We learn from our experiences to make a change in our lives not to weigh down our lives. God bless you both.
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