April 9 — Keep Moving

Paul had every reason to stay stuck.He had a past full of things he wasn't proud of.He had been wrong about important things.He had hurt people.But he didn't stay there.He wrote:"Forgetting what lies behindand reaching forward to what lies ahead,I press on."Press on.Not sprint.Not perform.Press on.Like someone walking into a strong wind —not dramatically,not effortlessly —just steadily. Persistently. Forward.You don't have to have everything figured out today.You don't have to have arrived.You just have to take the next step.Call the person you've been avoiding.Write the first paragraph of the thing you keep putting off.Say the prayer you've been afraid to pray.Start.Progress is not a destination.It is a practice.Every day you choose to keep movingis a day you are becoming who God made you to be.Keep moving.Prayer:Lord, help me press on today.Not perfectly — just forward.I trust where You are leading me.Amen.