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 heaven bound in Christ Jesus. (Philippians 3:13-14)
What are your thoughts as you look back over the last year? Was it a year of heartache and loss, tragedy and sorrow? Or happiness and joy, success and achievement? Or something in between? Do you close the book on this year with regret, or with relief?
No matter what your answer is, I hope you will pause and prayerfully ask yourself two important questions. First, how do you think God looks on this past year in your life? Did it being you any closer to Him? Did it expose any weaknesses, or find you wandering from His way? Was He disappointed in your response to its challenges?
Second, what lessons will you take from this year into the next? What did God teach you? What did He try to teach you? What needs to change – and how will it happen?
Don’t be bound by the past and its failures; Paul’s goal was to forget the past and press on in obedience to Christ. But don’t forget its lessons either.
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