Jesusluvsall's Blog

In the sports world, the best players excel for many reasons. One of the reasons is that they have the ability to not let prior bad plays stop them from trying again. In the business world, successful entrepreneurs often have failures before the have success. They don’t let past failures stop them from trying again.

Paul understood the importance of looking forward and leaving the past behind. He was a success before he knew Jesus. He was a religious leader, but in that role he had persecuted Christians before his first encounter with  Jesus. That day that Paul met Jesus transformed him to become to foremost apostle for sharing Jesus with the world.

Paul wrote about focusing on the Jesus and our future in Philippians 3:

“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.”

This can help us to move on from past failures. Jesus is always willing and more than able to help us start again. In Jesus we have solid hope for our future.

If we mess up, we can come to Jesus and start fresh.

If we have been through a crisis in our lives, we can come to Jesus for the help to recover and move on.

If we have struggled with depression, addiction, or an eating disorder, we can come to Jesus for healing and power to move on.

If we have been bullied, hurt by those around us, or abused, the arms of Jesus are open for us to run to.

The past is always there to remind us of our failures or suffering. But that voice is not from Jesus. Jesus says to us:

You are my child.

You are loved.

You can do all things with Jesus.

Jesus has all power to help you.

Jesus is standing there ready and more than able to help us move on. We simply need to ask him. Don’t give up. Ask Jesus to help.

Thank you for reading. God Bless. I have shared this song before and want to share it again. You’re Gonna Be Ok by Jenn Johnson