A Forgetful Reach
Brothers and sisters, 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. –Phil 3:13-14
Paul says, he forgets what’s behind and reaches for what’s ahead. He is saying he has not yet arrived or attained, but he is reaching upward toward the heavenly call in Christ Jesus. I call this a forgetful reach! A forgetful reach helps us forget about what we can’t change and reach for what we can do something about. The only thing we should truly remember is God’s faithfulness and grace over our lives.
A Forgetful Reach…
1. Reaches for what matters and forgets about what doesn’t matter.
2. Remembers what needs to be remembered and forgets what needs to be forgotten.
3. Let’s go of what’s behind and reaches for what’s ahead.
4. Focuses on things that will lift you up, not on things that will drag you down.
5. Doesn’t rehearse; what it’s trying to forget.
6. Releases what needs to be released, so it can receive what needs to be received.
7. Doesn’t just see things the way they are; it sees things they way they can be, different!
