Press On

A Sunday Island blessing was Pastor Mike's message about a real problem among Believers; he called it spiritual drop-out.  Paul warned in the last days many would fall away or abandon the faith because of false teachers, but there are also other reasons for spiritual drop-out. Like failure in the classroom attributes to many school drop-outs, spiritual failure is often enough to make many just give up or quit trying. Living a holy life is hard, and we all are prone to stumbling and fall, sometimes repeating the same mistakes!  It's a common place to find ourselves pondering whether to give up or go on.  The Apostle Paul was there, and here's what he said, "... One thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus." (Philippians 4:13-14).  That doesn't sound like spiritual drop-out, does it!  If you have failed, look up then get up then press on.  It's His spiritual call on your life. Yes, press on!