How to Avoid a Crash

Friday, April 18, 2025

It was the last day of summer camp. I was 'going steady' with a girl named Madge, and we were 'in love.' As she was leaving, I was waving goodbye and walking away; waving and walking, looking at her in one direction and walking in the other. I ended up walking straight into a tree. The moral of the story is you can't walk ahead if you're looking behind. It's a spiritual truth as well. If you dwell on the past; what people did to you; how you're life went or didn't go; if you hold unforgiveness or grudges, you'll hinder yourself from moving ahead in your life with the Lord. If you keep on looking back at what people are saying about you, instead of keeping your eyes on the Lord, you won't move ahead. The Lord is always ahead of you, and that's where you have to focus. Paul said, "Forgetting what lies behind, I press on..." You do the same. For the Lord is ahead of you. Your calling and the blessings God has for you, are ahead of you. So make that the direction of your life... forward.

From Message #1116 - You're Being Followed