"I want
to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of sharing
in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death...Not that I have already
obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take
hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. Brothers, 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"
In the
progression of our Christian life, we are transformed into the likeness of
Jesus by the Spirit of God. Sometimes we fall back into the rut of trying to
change ourselves, and we end up frustrated. We forget that we can't change ourselves.
You see, in the same way we submitted to the Lord in our initial salvation
experience, we must daily submit to God. We need to develop a vibrant daily
devotional life, He will change us, and develop us. Interestingly enough, we
will never get to the point where God stops to develop us. In this life we'll never come to a place
where we have finally arrived, where we can retire as Christians. Our true
retirement plan God has for us is heaven! Make time to spend a quality time with your maker.
Remain blessed!
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