Keep Pushing Forward

I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us.

Philippians 3:14 

 

Have you ever gotten bogged down?  Did you know that when we do get bogged down, our attitudes begin to change?  We begin to become negative, complaining, always focusing on what's wrong.  Why do we do that?  Why do we allow ourselves to become bogged down in life?  Could it be that we have forgotten the fact that God provides us with gifts every single day, or could it be we take them for granted, or we have become so focused on ourselves that we ignore them completely?

 

This month we remembered D-Day.  Think about this, what would have happened if all those soldiers reached the seawall and just stopped?  After all, they were being attacked by very determined defenders.  Brigadier General Teddy Roosevelt, Jr. landed on the beaches of Normandy with his troops.  He was 56 years old, suffered from arthritis, and had to use a can to get ashore.  However, he refused to let his troops become bogged down and stop pushing forward.  One of his soldiers said, “General Theodore Roosevelt was standing there waving his cane and giving out instructions as only he could do. If we were afraid of the enemy, we were more afraid of him and could not have stopped on the beach had we wanted to.”

 

If we become bogged down by looking at our past or worrying about the future, what kind of example are we setting for others?  The gifts God gives us are DAILY!  If you are reading this, God has given you the gift of understanding and learning.  If you are breathing, God has giving you the gift of life. If you woke up this morning, God has given you the gift of today.  Let's start looking at the gifts God gives us, being grateful for them, and press on to the goals God has set for us!