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Day 7 of 33
Narrated devotional
Reaching Forward
Scripture
Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
KJV · Public domain in the United States · Text provenance: Project Gutenberg eBook #10
Devotional
There is a difference between honoring the past and living trapped inside it. You may be proud of work well done, or you may carry regrets about choices you would now make differently. Both can hold you still if they become the only story you tell about yourself. Paul did not deny his past. He refused to let it become his final destination. In Christ, there is always a forward reach. That does not require you to become younger, busier, or more impressive. It asks you to keep turning toward the high calling of knowing and following Jesus. The next faithful step can be small and still be forward.
Reflection
Is pride, regret, or nostalgia making it hard for me to receive this next chapter?
Prayer
Jesus, thank You for what You have carried me through. Help me release the past into Your hands and reach toward what is ahead. Amen.
One Small Step Today
Thank God for one gift from your former season, then name one small forward step that belongs to this season.
Journal Prompt
Is pride, regret, or nostalgia making it hard for me to receive this next chapter?
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