Moving Forward Should Never Stop

We have to keep going. Moving forward should never stop. We often live with the mindset of “it’s good enough” or “this is all I can do; it is what it is.” If there’s one lie that the enemy wants us to believe, it’s this one.

God does not plan for you or me to live with just enough. John Wimber, an American rock star who became a pastor, said, “Jesus is insatiable. Everything we do pleases Him, but nothing satisfies Him. I have been satisfied with Jesus, but He has not been satisfied with me. He keeps raising the standards. He walks in high places.”

We will never reach the end of what we can accomplish in accordance with God's plans, even as we grow older. Noah was 600 years old when he started his life work. While we may not live that long, God equips us to work until we go home to be with Him. How we work and what we do might change, but Jesus’ plan for us is to always keep moving forward.

Moving forward for the kingdom is not just about going to work, raising kids, and thinking, "I did my part." If we live in a society with so many needs and choose to do nothing, we are being selfish and failing to represent Jesus well. I lived that way for much of my life; I always thought someone else would step in and do it. However, what God has opened my eyes to is that I need to be that someone, and so do you.

Trusting God means many things; one of them is believing that He will prepare a way for us to meet our needs—whether those of ourselves, our families, or our communities. We must be willing to be sold out to Him, because of we are not, our own selfish desires will hinder his way. Just as God is always thinking of us we also must think of others.

Philippians 2:3-5

Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others. In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus