Philippians 3:12-14 (LSB) 12 Not that I have already obtained it or have already become perfect, but I press on so that I may lay hold of that for which also I was laid hold of by Christ Jesus. 13 Brothers, I do not consider myself as having laid hold of it yet, but one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, 14 I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
Do we spend countless hours looking at and watching other believers, feeling like they have it all together in their walk with God, while our relationship with Him seems weak and impotent?
Does it seem like we never reach a point where we feel satisfied with that relationship?
This is something we all wrestle with from time to time.
We look at others, comparing ourselves to them, when God wants us to look to Him instead of comparing ourselves to others.
We are each created uniquely. No two of us are the same.
We all wrestle with different things. We all have different weaknesses and strengths.
And our walk with God will reflect this as we work our way through the things that God is teaching us.
We must understand that none of us will ever attain perfection on this side of heaven.
There has only ever been one perfect Man; Jesus Christ.
And that Man (God in the flesh) died in our place on the cross, so we aren’t burdened with working to perfect ourselves in the flesh.
Jesus promised us a Helper; the Holy Spirit who would guide us into all truth. And it is by following His leading that we draw nearer and nearer to Christ.
It is not our responsibility to seek or work to try to attain perfection.
Instead, it is our responsibility to follow Jesus closely; closely enough to allow Him to change our heart, transform our thinking, and direct our choices and actions.
It is in this that our life will begin to take shape as His disciple, not to become perfect, but to live in a way that pleases Him.
That is our goal; pleasing Him
And remember, even the Apostle Paul spoke plainly in the verse above about this in his own life, proclaiming that he had not “laid hold of it yet”.
We must not seek perfection. But we must seek and develop a willing and submissive spirit.
Amen 🙏🏻
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443
401-439-3780
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