Don't Look Back

Our little town of Louisburg, KS had a Labor Day parade and that ended at the American Legion park.  One of the events that took place at the park was a children's tractor pull.  Children got on little tractors that were powered by foot peddles and weights were added to a sled that was pulled behind.  The children were encouraged keep looking ahead as weigh was added because once they turned their head they would loose the momentum that they had built and would lose steam and stop.

This is a great example for us in our adult lives as we pursue a dream or try to do battle against those things that keep us from reaching our potential in life.  If we look back we will either stop short of our goal or get defeated by the failures in our life.

In Luke 9: 62 Jesus says, "No one, after putting his hand to the plow and looking back, is fit for the Kingdom of God." 

What did He mean by this?  Does this mean that if we look back at our life we are not worthy to inherit the Kingdom of God?  

Jesus in the verses before talked about people who He invited to follow Him but they came up with excuses why they could not do so at the  moment.  Jesus calls us to follow Him but sometimes we want to make up the rules of what that looks like or we want to clean up our act before we commit.  

Jesus is also talking about not looking back and desiring any part of our past life that is not according to His will.

Here is what happens if we look back: We can get defeated because of our former life style. We can lose heart to keep moving forward from shame of how we were.  We can let our brain be enticed to go back and taste of the fruit of our past. We take our eyes off the goal and our trust in God.

If you have experienced "Looking back" I have good news for you today.  If you are willing to look forward Jesus is willing to reach back and pull you forward.  He desires for you to move forward and not backward.  To live in victory not the defeats of the past.  The Holy Spirit will provide what you do not have so that you will have what you cannot obtain. All you have to do is turn around, take a step towards Jesus, and as you do He will come back to walk with you.  

Don't Look Back!