The Lookback

Looking forward may be scarier than turning back. But we are a community and we are all watching one another. When one person grows we all grow with them. Lead by your actions, you can set the bar. Don't just look at the bar and hit only the bare minimum. You need to do everything with excellence in order to influence people.

Don't look back. Don't look at old defeats that will get you down. We cannot let past failures define us. We have to go forward. Falling is a part of life, but we can all start over again. Failure is not final. Failure is not fatal. Don't look back at old conflicts that will get us bitter. We need to run towards the goal. We need to get rid of our baggage or else we'll be dragged back and people will start passing us.

With your hurt - don't nurse it, don't curse it and don't rehearse it. Don't speak life into your hurt. Don't pick at the scab when it's starting to heal. Release it so He can disperse it. He can remove our hurt. He can turn our disappointment into a new appointment. He can make our tomb stone into a stepping stone. Just take the first step and He will give us strength to forgive.

Don't look back at old victories and think that you have arrived. Trade in the good for the even greater. Forget what's behind and strain towards what's ahead. It's not easy and it may be scary. But He gives us a lamp to our feet, so we can only see a few steps ahead. That's why you need faith. If you can see the whole way you wouldn't need to trust. Your destiny is forward. Your future is forward. The best is yet to come. So trust, fully lean into it.