Philippians 3:12-16
Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own. Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But 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 upward call of God in Christ Jesus. Let those of us who are mature think this way, and if in anything you think otherwise, God will reveal that also to you. Only let us hold true to what we have attained. As we grow in Christ, there are a couple of attitudes that we need promote in our own lives. Both humility and persistence are called for in our walk with the Lord. We must never be deluded into thinking that we have “arrived.” All of us have work to do and progress to make. At the same time, we cannot a...