TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 2026
Philippians 3:13-14
“Brothers and sisters, 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.”
~ Philippians 3:13-14The rearview mirror is smaller than the windshield for a reason. You are not meant to drive through life staring at where you have been. Paul understood this, despite his past as a persecutor of Christians, he chose to forget what was behind and press forward.
Many of us carry the weight of past relationships, past mistakes, and past failures into our present. We replay old conversations, rehearse old hurts, and let old wounds dictate new decisions. But God is calling you forward, not backward.
Leaving the past behind does not mean pretending it didn’t happen. It means refusing to let it define your future. It means accepting God’s forgiveness and forgiving yourself. It means trusting that the God who redeemed your past is preparing your future.
What do you need to leave behind today? A failed relationship? A season of poor choices? A label someone put on you? Release it to God. He is doing a new thing, and it starts now.
Lord, I release my past into Your hands. I refuse to be defined by my failures, my mistakes, or my wounds. I press forward toward the future You have prepared for me. Give me eyes to see the new thing You are doing and faith to walk into it boldly. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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