Rally

It's rally time.

I want you to envision a massive crowd of fans turning their caps inside out and backwards for you (evidently, this is a thing fans do in sports when a team is way behind) and cheering you on with rowdy encouragement.

Everyone wants you to win.

God is coaching you, giving you play-by-play instructions on defeating the forces trying to beat you.

You were hanging your head on the sidelines, beating yourself up about how you failed before and got knocked down.

Well, shake all that off, my friend!  

There is no giving up when God is on our side.

The clock is ticking, and guess what? It's turnaround time.

God is preparing you for a come-from-behind victory.

There you go. You're doing it!

Stand up because you ARE able.

Listen to that crowd cheering for you.

Look at God, His eyes filled with excitement and assurance of victory.

Keep your eyes locked on His and follow His lead.

Take one step forward. And another. And another.

And before you know it.

VICTORY!

You did it!

You beat the odds!

And the crowd goes wild!

I am so proud of you!

Philippians 3:13-14

Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead

Isaiah 43 18-19

Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past.  See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.

Romans 2:7

To those who, by persistence in doing good, seek glory, honor, and immortality, he will give eternal life.