No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it, but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, 14 I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us.-Paul, Philippians 3:13-14
One of the most unpleasant experiences I’ve had on a plane was our descent into Kunming, China. The turbulence was unlike anything I had experienced before, at times feeling like we are free-falling the length of a football field. Everyone was anxious, wide-eyed and white knuckled, while doing their best to appear as if this were normal. Truth be told, I was barley holding it together, one hand gripping the armrest, the other grasping for the barf bag in the seat pocket in front of me. I had traveled the world, but never like this.
30 minutes…20 minutes…10 minutes…5 minutes…the landing gear drops, and a few minutes later, touchdown. Phew. I had made it unscathed. My seat-mate, wasn’t so fortunate.
The journey is not the destination. In fact, the journey is sometimes downright unpleasant, with its various stops and diversions along the way, like turbulence on my descent into Kunming.
But it is the destination that sees us through to the end of journey. The destination is what helps us press on.
…let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. 2 We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus (the destination), the champion who initiates and perfects our faith. Hebrews 12:1-2
“ But it is the destination that sees us through to the end of journey. The destination is what helps us press on.”
Amen, Danny. Amen.