[12] Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me. [13] Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, [14] I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. [15] Therefore let us, as many as are mature, have this mind; and if in anything you think otherwise, God will reveal even this to you. [16] Nevertheless, to the degree that we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us be of the same mind.
I do a lot of driving for work. When I am on the road, I have to pay attention to where I am going. I don't want to get into an accident. The windshield is bigger than the rearview mirror for a reason. Where I am going is more important than where I've been.
My future is the windshield. My regrets and mistakes are the rearview. I glance back on occasion, but I keep my eyes on what's ahead. I know that no good purpose lies in what I've done wrong. I can't change the past, but I GET to follow Jesus moving forward.
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