Beat your past
Dr. Roberto Miranda
(Audio: Spanish)
SUMMARY: In Philippians 3:12-13, the Apostle Paul talks about the need to let go of the past and embrace the new life that God has for us. He acknowledges that the Christian life is a progressive journey, and that we must continue to press on towards the goal. Paul had to let go of his self-righteous identity and achievements from his past, and learn to embrace the new life in Christ. He also talks about the need to adopt a new way of thinking, and to forget past wounds and offenses. The Christian life demands a lot of letting go of old things and entering a different program. In order to live the Christian life effectively, we must believe that God has wonderful things for us and be willing to move forward by faith.
The pastor speaks about the importance of leaving behind things that are preventing us from entering into the fullness of what God wants for us. He shares personal stories of having to give up friendships, professional relationships, and even physical limitations to follow God's plan. He encourages listeners to be proactive and make an effort to break out of their comfort zones, even if it means leaving behind things that are good but not pleasing to God. He reminds them that the Christian life is a radical life that demands a total surrender of self, and that by letting go of things, we can truly enjoy the joy of the Lord.
We may have destroyed our marriages, but we can recover by fighting against the devil's negative thoughts and focusing on God's goodness. We need to cooperate with God's healing process by reading the Bible, talking to encouraging believers, worshiping, and serving others. We need to renounce anything that is not of God and confess His healing and restoration in our lives. We need to forget the past and move forward towards God's good purposes. We receive God's healing and forgiveness and praise His name.
The pastor speaks about the importance of leaving behind things that are preventing us from entering into the fullness of what God wants for us. He shares personal stories of having to give up friendships, professional relationships, and even physical limitations to follow God's plan. He encourages listeners to be proactive and make an effort to break out of their comfort zones, even if it means leaving behind things that are good but not pleasing to God. He reminds them that the Christian life is a radical life that demands a total surrender of self, and that by letting go of things, we can truly enjoy the joy of the Lord.
We may have destroyed our marriages, but we can recover by fighting against the devil's negative thoughts and focusing on God's goodness. We need to cooperate with God's healing process by reading the Bible, talking to encouraging believers, worshiping, and serving others. We need to renounce anything that is not of God and confess His healing and restoration in our lives. We need to forget the past and move forward towards God's good purposes. We receive God's healing and forgiveness and praise His name.
Philippians 3:12 and 13. The Apostle Paul is speaking precisely about setting our eyes on what is ahead. How many know that the Lord has a glorious future for you? That God has good things for your life, that God wants to give you the blessings that you long for, and wants to get you out of the mourning of the past and enter a time of love, celebration, and joy. That is what God has for us.
Paul is talking about his struggle to grasp what God has for him and that it is necessary to let go of something in order to grasp something else. So, he's talking about his search for the blessing, to grab hold of Christ, to become the man that God wants him to be. And he says, “Not that I've got it yet,” in other words, there's an acknowledgment that the Christian life is a progressive journey. We go from one place to another, from one state to another. We are learning things. We are experiencing the treatment of the Lord, the call of the Lord, new experiences, new heights, new levels of depth in the knowledge of the Lord. We never arrived.
Paul is talking about his struggle to grasp what God has for him and that it is necessary to let go of something in order to grasp something else. So, he's talking about his search for the blessing, to grab hold of Christ, to become the man that God wants him to be. And he says, “Not that I've got it yet,” in other words, there's an acknowledgment that the Christian life is a progressive journey. We go from one place to another, from one state to another. We are learning things. We are experiencing the treatment of the Lord, the call of the Lord, new experiences, new heights, new levels of depth in the knowledge of the Lord. We never arrived.
