Looking Ahead
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12 I don’t mean to say that I have already achieved these things or that I have already reached perfection. But I press on to possess that perfection for which Christ Jesus first possessed me.
13 No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it, but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead,
14 I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us.
15 Let all who are spiritually mature agree on these things. If you disagree on some point, I believe God will make it plain to you.
16 But we must hold on to the progress we have already made.
17 Dear brothers and sisters, pattern your lives after mine, and learn from those who follow our example.
18 For I have told you often before, and I say it again with tears in my eyes, that there are many whose conduct shows they are really enemies of the cross of Christ.
1. If I’m not dead, He is not done with me
1. If I’m not dead, He is not done with me
Strive for His purpose
Keep trying to achieve the goal
Don’t let your past disappointments keep you from your future blessing
To press on is to pursue, strive for a purpose
You are alive for a purpose
You could have died but you are still here
If you are still here, don’t waste your opportunity
Keep trying
2. Forget the past to live in the future
2. Forget the past to live in the future
Amnesia about the past
Disciplined in Forward looking
Future has potential
Future has purpose
You can’t drive forward while looking at the rear view mirror
Be aware of what is behind you
Then, forget what is behind you
God is the God of the living
The past is dead
3. Focus on what is ahead
3. Focus on what is ahead
You need blinders to keep you focused
Don’t look to the left (you’re not going that way)
Don’t look to the right (you’re not going that way)
Don’t look back (you’re not going that way)
Keep your eyes on the prize
Stop beating the dead horse
Move on
Don’t let the haters halt you
Don’t let the benchwarmers extinguish your fire
Don’t waste time on the nonessentials
Sharpen your eyes
Whatever is good
Whatever is lovely
Whatever is encouraging
Look to the hills, your help comes from above
4. Hold on to the progress you’ve made
4. Hold on to the progress you’ve made
You’ve got to know when to hold them, know when to fold them
Keep moving forward
Phil 3:16 “But we must hold on to the progress we have already made.”
You woke up today, it is a good day
You made to church, it is a good day
You are breathing, it is a good day
You can smile, it is a good day
You are God’s child, it is a good day
No weapon formed against you will prosper, it is a good day
You are at the end of 2021, it is a good day
It’s all good
5. Get ready for breakthrough
5. Get ready for breakthrough
Get your stuff in order
Get your supplies ready
Time to toil the ground
Give God a shout of praise
Turn the ground
Get your seed ready
As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest will not cease
Your seed today will produce a bountiful harvest in 2022
The enemy will try again to deter us from the prize, stay the course
Stay spiritually mature
By now, some should be teachers
Get on the bus
We will achieve what we believe
We will sow for what we believe
We will work for what we believe
If you are satisfied, welcome to your future
If you believe there is more, then get ready
Get ready with your praise
Get ready with your time
Get ready with your talents
Get ready with your treasure
Get ready for the breakthrough
Get ready for 22 - double double
Look ahead
Better is coming