Pressing On to the Goal

Not that I have already obtained it or have already become perfect, but I press on so that I may lay hold of that which also I was laid hold of by Jesus Christ. 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 for what lies ahead, I press on to the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 3:12-14).

You mean that the Apostle Paul was not perfect? I know that he did some terrible things before his conversion but once he became a Christian he lived a perfect life didn’t he?

Here he is writing to a group of Christians and teaching them how to live in their service to God and he claims that he is still not perfect. He still has room to improve.

I don’t know about you but that gives me great hope. I have been a Christian for nearly 17 years and I still mess up. Sometimes I become so discouraged. However, Paul gives me the key to success in this life. I need to forget about the past and all of my failures and keep reaching towards the ultimate goal, heaven! I must remember that my Christian life is not about where I am right now, but where I am going!

Keep pressing on to the goal!