HAVE A GOAL-WRITE IT DOWN:  

Philippians 3: 13-14 – “Brothers I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. 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.”

The Apostle Paul here shows his gut determination to move forward no matter what the cost he had to pay now. He shows intense focus on the NOW by stating that he will NOT look back but instead will “Press ON”.

BUT ONE THING I DO: 

Forgetting what is behind Where the Bible says “Forgetting”; Paul used a strong word in the Greek. It means “completely forgetting.” Paul uses an illustration here of a Greek runner completely forgetting his opponents whom he is leading in the race. Just as a runner’s speed is slowed should he think of those behind him, and the thud, thud of their pounding feet, so the Christian’s onward progress is hindered should he dwell on the past full of failures and sins, full of heartaches and discouragements, full of disappointments and thwarted hopes and plans. As long as a Christian has made things right with God and man, he should completely forget the past.

Not only should Christian children purge away the past…, so should parents. If you are a parent, then you have experienced mistakes and failures. Life is made up of mistakes and failures. The people who succeed in life are the ones who overcome their earlier mistakes; they purge their past. Do you remember the Nike advertisement some years ago, a voice came over the television saying, “I’ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. Twenty-six times I’ve been trusted to take the game-winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” Those words were spoken by Michael Jordan, by most standards the greatest basketball player ever to play the game. Don’t forget the best Major League baseball teams lose one of every three games. The best batters fail to get hits six to seven times out of ten. One minor league player in fourteen makes it to the big leagues. Still, they consider the chance to succeed well worth the possibility of failing. They say you can’t stop swinging for fear of striking out. If you are going for the goal, banish the perfection obsession and purge away the past!

1. Ask God what areas of your life He would like for you to focus in on.

2. Write down your thoughts. Yes, take a pen and paper and write them down.

3. Make your written thoughts (goals) specific. For example: If you are setting a goal to ‘be a better ______________! Dig deeper…you want to write down the key milestones that will help you achieve your desire.

Now resolve to say:  “I will _________________________ .

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