REFLEXIONS

“But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 3:13–14, ESV) Delightful or painful, successful or not, the past is that part of your life that has already happened and revealed its glory. And, dwelling in it is wont, if you are not careful, to keep you from being adequately invested in the part of your life before you and yet to happen. Resolve to let go and move purposefully forward; be unwavering as you cast-off the lines attaching you to the harbour of self-indulgent past. Unfurl your sails of hope by faith, and with courage catch the heavenly wind of destiny whistling through as its nature has always been. Let the gentle wind of change fill-up your sails today and move you in the power of God’s might toward the shores of a divine future awaiting your appointed arrival. Grace and peace to you! Pastor Victor Ubani

“When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me.” (1 Corinthians 13:11, NIV) Our text suggests the obvious, which is that there is a certain level of maturity expected at each stage we are in life. An adult manifesting childish things, spiritually, emotionally or otherwise raises eyebrows, and makes evident a lack of growth for it is expected that adults put away childish things. Growth and maturity is an on-going process of life involving development in your talking, thinking, and reasoning. A wise person recognizes that there is room for improvement in them and invests in the growth areas in other to attain maturity in his or her life. It takes discipline to do what is requisite for our self-development. We observe apostle Paul's self-discipline when says, "I put childish things behind me" . Not only is the presence of a desire to change implied in those words, but also