Forget What is Behind and Press on in 2021!
“Not that I have already obtained, or am already made perfect; but I press on, if it is so that I may take hold of that for which also I was taken hold of by Christ Jesus. Brothers, I don’t regard myself as yet having taken hold, but one thing I do. Forgetting the things which are behind, and stretching forward to the things which are before, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 3:12-14 WEB)
2020 has certainly been an eye-opening year to say the least. I’m sure it was full of opportunities for you to learn and grow.
Trials and tribulations made you stronger, allowing you to stretch and deepen your faith in God.
But it’s time to say goodbye to the year, thank God for all the lessons, and shut the door on 2020.
2021 is like a new apartment, with many rooms. Each day is another room with fresh grace prepared in it.
You may be thinking, “2020 was horrible for me. What if 2021 is worse?”
Forget all the bad things that have happened this year, and look forward to the new supply, gifts, anointing, wisdom and special encounters from the Lord.
Earthly parents prepare the things their children need for life. They make breakfast, ensure that the child has clothes to wear, and make arrangements for the child to survive and thrive.
When the child is hungry, all he has to do is say, “Mummy, I’m hungry,” and the food which is prepared will be brought out. When going to school, the child just says, “Daddy, I ran out of pocket money. Can I have more please,” and he receives what he needs.
If we who are imperfect would do that, then our perfect Abba God who is infinitely wealthy and full of love has surely prepared the coming year for us.
““Ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened for you. For everyone who asks receives. He who seeks finds. To him who knocks it will be opened. Or who is there among you, who, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, who will give him a serpent? If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!” (Matthew 7:7-11 WEB)
Remember to ask for the things you need, and expect to receive. Instead of complaining about lack, ask for the supply from your generous Abba God.
“You lust, and don’t have. You murder and covet, and can’t obtain. You fight and make war. You don’t have, because you don’t ask.” (James 4:2 WEB)
In 2020, if you forgot to ask, or if you saw a limited vision of your life, remember to ask God in 2021, and ask boldly!
The apostle Paul said there is a calling, a goal, and a prize. Keep pressing on, and here’s declaring a blessed 2021 for you, full of restorations for the losses you experienced this year. You’re stepping into a finished work, you shall not lack!
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