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WELCOME TO GOD FOCUS THIS MORNING

The title of today’s episode is: PRESSING FORWARD

Yesterday, I spoke to you about letting go of bitterness. It is for our own good that we let go of bitterness, anger, envy or jealousy. It is easy to hold onto hurt and offense. I want to remind you that God has amazing things to give us but if we are holding these things there is not room for the things he has for us.

Once we let go of things that God doesn’t wish for us to carry. Then what do we do. We press on. The path is not always easy. It is not easy to set aside those things. There is freedom in the name of Jesus. Our lives should be lived in freedom.

Phil 3:12-14 Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.  13 Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, 14 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

Apostle Paul wrote the book of Phillipians. He wrote many encouraging words to the people in Phillipi. One thing he wrote was about pursuing Christ with all we have within us.

He encouraged them to forget the things which are behind and press on toward the prize of our calling of God.  So, first we have to forget the things that have weighed us down. (I understand that you will have a memory of the things. But we can forget that it has control over our today and our future). We press toward our calling of God.

The lost are depending on us to let go of these things so we can be the light. God wants us to be fruitful trees. But our branches cannot bear fruit if we are tied down.

Just like we cannot live in more than one day at a time. We need to be able to live the day that we are in, releasing the things which have weighed us down. Jesus paid a price with his life so that we do not have to carry the things of the past. We have something to do. We have to pray for his help to release things we shouldn’t carry.

The church is under attack more than it has been for years. The enemy has turned people against the church by inserting false religions, self-righteous doctrines. This causes church hurt. That is often one of the hardest offenses to get over and let go. People walk into church with a certain expectation, that people will be kind and caring.

Often, they are met with venom over doctrines that are not even biblical. Then these people go out into the world thinking that they want nothing to do with God because He is not as advertised. It is our responsibility to show the lost, broken and hurting people that God does love them. If you are suffering from church hurt, sad to say you are not alone. Please on behalf of God’s children who do not know how to behave, I apologize for them. Remember, none of us are perfect. That is why Jesus died for all of us. Pray for them and press on.

We as the body are responsible for showing those that have been church hurt love and compassion. All churches are not created equal. Find one that sticks to the biblical teaching about how to treat one another, this is not an exception it is the rule. We are to love one another.

When things in this life gets to be too hard we have to remember that God is there to give us strength. He is our peace and he will help us through whatever we are holding onto that we need to let go of today. Relinquish it to Jesus today.

Apostle Paul also wrote another verse in Philippians I want to leave with you today; meditate on it.

Phil 4:13  I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

Think about what you can do today as you press on toward your calling in Christ Jesus.

Until next time,

BE BOLD, BE BRAVE AND KEEP YOUR GOD FOCUS

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