Four friends are talking during the coffee hour at church.
This drama could precede a devotion (written by you!)
Philippians 3:12, 14 “Press on Toward the Goal”
Vaughn: I have a list of things a mile long that I have to do on Monday. I’m not looking forward to the rest of the week either. I have so much to do that just thinking about it makes my head hurt.
Leon: Well, then don’t think about it.
Estelle: I don’t see how that would help, Leon.
Julie: Right, Estelle. If you don’t have goals and plans how would anything get done?
Leon: He said just thinking about it gave him a headache.
Vaughn: Well you’d be worried too if you had as much to do next week as I do.
Estelle: I think I might know where Leon is going here. I think he’s suggesting that since Vaughn can’t work on anything until tomorrow maybe he should just enjoy today.
Leon: This is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it.
Julie: I’m not worried about what I have to do tomorrow, but I think I have let yesterday steal a part of my day today. I’ve been stewing about something someone said to me yesterday, but if I would just let it go, I could have a nice day today.
Vaughn: Doesn’t St Paul tell us to press on to the goal? Isn’t that kind of like thinking about the future? Wondering if we are doing enough in our Christian life?
Julie: And doesn’t being worried about the past help, too? If we weren’t very good about making our goals yesterday, what makes us think we’ll be able to be faithful now?
Leon: St Paul says he presses on toward the goal, but he keeps His eyes on Jesus and takes things one day at a time. He trusts that God has a purpose for His life and lets God lead Him in that purpose day by day.
Estelle: I heard a saying once. You can’t change the past. And you can’t know what is in the future, but God gives you this day as a gift. And that’s why it’s called the “present”.
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