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Phil. 3:12-14
Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me His own. Brothers I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead. I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.





Never have I felt like more of a hypocrite than right after I posted my last entry called “I Just Want Jesus”. I am a very goal oriented person, and have been in a position to coach others to be very goal oriented as well. So, to make a bold statement saying that I don't want anything but Jesus, implying that my only goal is to find Him made for some real head battles in the days after posting....

And then I read the verses quoted above, and my heart took a breath. I don't have to be perfect to take a stand. I don't have to have it all figured out to tell the world (or my little blog family) what's in my heart.

I DO believe that Jesus should be my all in all. My only pursuit. Not a means to an end. Everything in everything.
I DO NOT know how this all plays out. I have looming questions about the role of goal setting in my life now. I have spent so much time and effort looking into the power of evaluating belief systems and how my core values affect my behavior. After all, isn't the essence of evaluating belief systems and core values a search for truth?

Here's to forgetting those things that are behind. The ways I used to approach life, the ways I did things, the ways I thought about things. They are all Yours Lord. Use what You want, and in what way pleases You. You are my goal, my strength and my prize.  





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