Me: “Good morning Lord, Thanks for the gift of another day.
Lord: “You’re welcome. Use it wisely. Press on.”
Me: “But Lord, I’m not sure exactly what I am to do, or where I am to go.”
Lord: “Listen, and I will guide you. Press on.”
Me: “But Lord, I’m not sure I have the strength to go much farther.”
Lord: “I will give you strength. Press on.”
Me: “But Lord, I’m no longer as good at setting goals as I was in my youth.”
Lord: “My goals are your goals. Press on.”
Me: “But Lord, at times my faith is weak.”
Lord: “Lean on me and I will renew your faith. Press on.”
Me: “But Lord…”
Lord: “But is an eraser. Remember my promise. I am with you. Press on.”
Me: “Forgive me for my weaknesses and frail faith, Lord.”
Lord: “You are forgiven. Press on.”
Me: “Thanks for renewing my faith with assurance that with you I can press on.”
Lord: “You’re welcome. Now, press on!”
Inspiration for this “conversation” comes from reading Paul’s words in his letter to the Philippians:
Not that I have already obtained this or have already reached the goal; but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own. Beloved, I do not consider that I have made it my own; but this one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the heavenly call of God in Christ Jesus. Let those of us then who are mature be of the same mind; and if you think differently about anything, this too God will reveal to you. Only let us hold fast to what we have attained. ~ Philippians 3:10-16 (NRSV)
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