“My goal is to know him and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of his sufferings, being conformed to his death, assuming that I will somehow reach the resurrection from among the dead. Not that I have already reached the goal or am already perfect, but I make every effort to take hold of it because I also have been taken hold of by Christ Jesus. Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and reaching forward to what is ahead, I pursue as my goal the prize promised by God’s heavenly call in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 3:10-14, CSB).

Successful business people are successful because they are forward-thinking. They don’t linger or loiter in current achievements no matter how great those achievements may be. Their current success doesn’t bind them to the status quo.

They are always looking ahead. They are always striving for the next big thing!

Because there is always a new project, an unreached goal out there to attain. There is always a next new accomplishment.

The Apostle Paul said that while living on this earth his goal was to know Jesus and conformity to His death (death to sin) and the power of His resurrection (abundant life) operating in his everyday life.

BUT…. the Apostle said! But, as much as he lived as dead to sin and alive to Christ in the power of the Holy Spirit, he still had an unreached goal in his Christian life. He still had a Next Big Thing!

And all his life efforts were directed toward accomplishing that Next Big Thing because the Christian lifestyle doesn’t tolerate complacency.

Like the Apostle Paul we must never grow satisfied with our Christian walk through this life. We must keep reaching out and living out God’s plans and purposes for our lives and not reliving or being content with whatever good (or bad) we have already accomplished.

Because, the heavenly calling of God isn’t a destination…it’s a journey…no, it’s an adventure!

Let us run with endurance the race that lies before us, keeping our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith. (Hebrews 12:1-2, CSB)