A Singular Resolution, “I Press
On”
“Not that I have already obtained all this,
or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for
which Christ Jesus took hold of me.” Philippians 3:12, NIV
This is the
season of New Year’s resolutions. Maybe you focus on a couple of areas each
year, or perhaps you’ve already left your 2017 resolutions behind altogether. I
recently heard someone describing that the key to successfully keeping your new
year’s resolutions is to set goals that are achievable and measurable.
Otherwise, you will soon get discouraged and give up. And that your goals
should tie in to a greater purpose in life. The same is true of our spiritual
life. At times we set goals that are worthy but we get discouraged soon after
we make them.
Having
dreams, godly goals and desires is a good thing. Paul lived out the Christian
faith with about as much diligence and intensity as a person could. But even
though Paul was serious about finishing well as a Christian, he never seemed to
lose the joy of the journey of faith. Paul successfully lived with the tension
of the “now” and the “not yet.” What I mean is that Paul maintained the right
perspective in life. He knew that he had not arrived in the Christian life but
that did not discourage him at all, he knew the best was yet to come. And this
motivated him to “press on.”
“Pressing on”
this year means that I acknowledge that I have a long way to go and that’s ok.
“I’m not there yet, but I want to be.” In Philippians chapter three, we
discover that “The Christian finds fulfillment by holding to the perspective of
not having arrived in the Christian life while simultaneously pressing on toward
the goal of becoming like Christ in everything.”
This Sunday during worship we will look
at what it means to have a singular resolve to “press on” towards the goal of
becoming like Christ in everything. That is a resolution worth keeping! All
are welcomed at Carrollwood Baptist
Church where our Sunday morning Worship
begins at 10:30 a.m. Life-changing
Bible studies for all ages begins at 9:15 a.m.
Looking forward to seeing you and worshiping
with the family of God at CBC this Sunday!
Pastor Joe
“I
thank my God every time I remember you.” Philippians 1:3
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