After the Apostle Paul describes how he strives to "win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus" (Phil. 3:14), he says that he expects other "mature" Christians to believe and behave in the same way.
But he is open to some may not be as gung-ho as he is: "If on some point you think differently, that too God will make clear to you." (3:15)
Then Paul drops a sentence that is one of the most underappreciated in all of Scripture: "Only let us live up to what we have already attained." (3:16)
When I was younger, I was often frustrated with the slow progression of my Christian walk. I wanted to be Super Christian. Instantly. I wanted to live miraculously.
And if it couldn't happen today, then tomorrow would suffice.
With more and more days as not-so-super Christian, I finally decided that I had to be patient with God. He just doesn't move very fast!
Now I wonder at God's patience with me!
It turns out that I wasn't ever waiting on God to move me to the next level, He was always patiently waiting on me to start living what He had already taught me.
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