Philippians 3:13-14

“Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.”

Life is always moving.

Be definition, life is the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death.

By definition, death is the permanent ending of vital processes in a cell or tissue. The end of the life of a person or organism.

The difference between the two movement. To move is make progress; develop in a particular manner or direction.

Spiritually speaking, it is the duty of the believer, the follower of Christ to grow. The Bible says it like this, “But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.” (2 Corinthians 3:18). It also says, “For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.” (Romans 1:17).

These scriptures speaks to the movement from one level to the next. Moving from glory to glory, moving from one level of faith to the next. This is a constant of growth. God is vast, bottomless, unfathomable. We will never completely know him, but we should learn more about him each day we walk with him.

The believer is to be ever growing. We do this by getting to know the father more and more as we walk with him. This new knowledge changes us. For it is impossible to come closer to God and not change. Conversely, it is impossible to know him and to stay the same.

The light of who God is burns off our sinful nature. This character flaws and personality quirks that are not godly should not continue to grow with us. For we should change to be more like him.

Back to movement. If movement is the hallmark of life, then stagnation is the warning sign of death. By definition, stagnant is showing no activity; dull and sluggish. To remain in this state is to pursue death, or rather to wait around until death over takes you.

For this reason, we must have the ability to let things go and move on.

When people hurt us, we have to be able to let it go and move on. This is what is meant by the saying “forgiveness is for you, not them.” When we forgive, we give ourselves permission to get on with our lives. We give ourselves permission to grow and be the person God needs us to be.

We must let go of the past with all of its hurts and trauma. We must choose life, and press forward to the things that God has for us. It is a choice that we all must make.

It is impossible to try and hold on to the past, while also trying to have a successful present, and a bright future. Your death grip on the past will stagnate your present, and kill your future.

So let go, and move on.