Good Monday Morning.  Here’s Today’s Nugget to chew on:

“Keep Pressing Ahead”

Philippians 3:13-14 New Living Translation (NLT) & J.B. Phillips New Testament (PHILLIPS)

13 No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not “arrived”, spiritually, nor do I consider myself already perfect, but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, 14 I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us.

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Further Thought:  We all know that if we keep looking back, reliving past disappointments, we will never reach our destination.  2025 may not have been your best year, but the good news is you can still move forward and experience all God has provided, according to 2 Peter 1:3-4.  How can I say this?  Jesus said He’s empowered you and me to do whatever the Word of God says.  And the same Spirit that raised Jesus from the dead now dwells in you, and His specialty is raising dead situations to life.  According to Hebrews 4:12 (Amplified Bible, Classic Edition (AMPC)), God’s word is alive and full of power.  And none of your past disappointments are allowed where God desires to take you in 2026.

So, if you find yourself continually looking back over past disappointments, see them as discoveries, not failures.  You may have made the same mistake several times, but see them as discovering ways not to do it.  New Flash: all the mistakes you made in 2025 or will make in 2026 are not a surprise to God, and He’s already factored them into His plans for you.  He’s not holding any of your shortcomings against you, and neither should you.  As we move into the New Year, let’s be determined, just as Paul [the writer of today’s passage] was, to make knowing Christ our #1 priority.  Jesus said in Matthew 6:33, when you do this, everything else you require will be provided.

This is the final nugget for 2025.  I want to thank each of you for your support and encouragement.  Merry Christmas to you and your family.  May 2026 be an exceeding abundantly above all that you ask or think year, according to Ephesians 3:20.  Let’s close our 2025 strong by trusting God and chewing on His Word.

Have a great day, and keep chewing on God’s Word.

Additional references:  1 John 1:9; Philippians 4:13; Proverbs 4:20-22; Philippians 4:8; and Jeremiah 29:11-13 (New International Version (NIV))

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2025 Stop & Listen”

Today’s Recommended Reading Hebrews 11