On my ride home from church tonight under a full moon,
I was reminded that we all must keep looking toward our goal.
Today's Scripture:
I know that I have not yet reached that goal, but there is one thing I always do. Forgetting the past and straining toward what is ahead, I keep trying to reach the goal and get the prize for which God called me through Christ to the life above.
Philippians 3:13-14
You have finally done it. You have been promising yourself that you are going to get into shape. Donning your new workout gear and shoes, you set out on the track or treadmill. Your plan to jog to a set point of perhaps of a mile and back. If your running on a familiar road you have a land mark you are trying to reach. You don't want to overdo it the first day. As you approach your mark, you are feeling pretty good, so you continue forward. As you approach the second-mile mark, you realize how winded and tired you are. Then, the biggest reality check occurs. You are past the halfway point. Whether you keep going forward or turn back, you have committed yourself to the full four miles! What were you thinking? Were you thinking at all? Maybe you were so in the zone or that song you had playing on your Ipod that you just lost track of time and distance. Either way it is on you now.
In your leadership role, you may have found yourself in a similar situation while running the course to attaining your dream. When you embark on the journey to fulfill the purpose you set out to accomplish, you have a passionate zeal to reach the goal. But at some point, sometimes at many points, you stop and monitor your progress. You may realize that the journey is longer, harder, and more tiring than you anticipated.
Your group, family or organization is counting on you. You are their running or strength conditioning coach.
If you sit down and give up, they will do the same. Applying the principle of "forgetting the past and straining toward what is ahead" can help you maintain your focus, allowing you to keep your team focused on the prize. I have experienced this in so many ways during my lifetime as a boy it was as a patrol leader in the Boy Scouts, as quarterback is was during those fourth quarter moments with less than 2 minutes in the game and victory being determined by a score or not, in business it has been those breakdowns that we figure out how to overcome to get the pickles packed and the orders met and most importantly in the church both you and I have to step up our game and not fall down and give up, but instead rise up and lift our teammates and assure them victory is in our grasp. All we must do is reach out and grab hold! Even if you know you have not yet reached the goal, keep running and celebrating the small victories of another step closer to the prize.
Selah people' and friends keep your eye on the prize. Do not look back at the starting line; it will only slow you down. Look toward the finish line and it is my humble prayer that one you and I will celebrate with our brothers and sister in Victory on the other side of the glorious line.
"Join me in celebrating the victories that God offers us when don't lose hope and don't give up on the prize he has waiting for us at the end of the race we call life."
Your pastor,
Rev Patrick Muston
Philippians 3:13-14
You have finally done it. You have been promising yourself that you are going to get into shape. Donning your new workout gear and shoes, you set out on the track or treadmill. Your plan to jog to a set point of perhaps of a mile and back. If your running on a familiar road you have a land mark you are trying to reach. You don't want to overdo it the first day. As you approach your mark, you are feeling pretty good, so you continue forward. As you approach the second-mile mark, you realize how winded and tired you are. Then, the biggest reality check occurs. You are past the halfway point. Whether you keep going forward or turn back, you have committed yourself to the full four miles! What were you thinking? Were you thinking at all? Maybe you were so in the zone or that song you had playing on your Ipod that you just lost track of time and distance. Either way it is on you now.
In your leadership role, you may have found yourself in a similar situation while running the course to attaining your dream. When you embark on the journey to fulfill the purpose you set out to accomplish, you have a passionate zeal to reach the goal. But at some point, sometimes at many points, you stop and monitor your progress. You may realize that the journey is longer, harder, and more tiring than you anticipated.
Your group, family or organization is counting on you. You are their running or strength conditioning coach.
If you sit down and give up, they will do the same. Applying the principle of "forgetting the past and straining toward what is ahead" can help you maintain your focus, allowing you to keep your team focused on the prize. I have experienced this in so many ways during my lifetime as a boy it was as a patrol leader in the Boy Scouts, as quarterback is was during those fourth quarter moments with less than 2 minutes in the game and victory being determined by a score or not, in business it has been those breakdowns that we figure out how to overcome to get the pickles packed and the orders met and most importantly in the church both you and I have to step up our game and not fall down and give up, but instead rise up and lift our teammates and assure them victory is in our grasp. All we must do is reach out and grab hold! Even if you know you have not yet reached the goal, keep running and celebrating the small victories of another step closer to the prize.
Selah people' and friends keep your eye on the prize. Do not look back at the starting line; it will only slow you down. Look toward the finish line and it is my humble prayer that one you and I will celebrate with our brothers and sister in Victory on the other side of the glorious line.
"Join me in celebrating the victories that God offers us when don't lose hope and don't give up on the prize he has waiting for us at the end of the race we call life."
Your pastor,
Rev Patrick Muston
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