Philippians 3:12-16
12 Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. 13 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, 14 I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. 15 All of us, then, who are mature should take such a view of things. And if on some point you think differently, that too God will make clear to you. 16 Only let us live up to what we have already attained.
Reflection
Paul uses an interesting metaphor of a race here. The cool part is that by setting aside our needs for the needs of the gospel has allowed Paul to run faster. He no longer needs to count his steps or worry about how far he has come as long as the cause of Christ is advancing. How do you think we count our steps from this perspective? How do you think we can stop counting our steps and run the race for the cause of Christ?
