Your best days are behind you

WHO TOLD YOU THAT? – PASTOR BRYAN – Your best days are behind you?

“I’m not saying that I have this all together, that I have it made. But I am well on my way, reaching out for Christ, who has so wondrously reached out for me. Friends, don’t get me wrong: By no means do I count myself an expert in all of this, but I’ve got my eye on the goal, where God is beckoning us onward—to Jesus. I’m off and running, and I’m not turning back.”

Philippians 3:12-14 (MSG)

PHRASES THAT REVEAL A LOOK BACK…

“Those were the days when I was stronger . . .” 

“These are things I can’t do anymore . . .” 

“My wrinkles weren’t as apparent then . . .” 

“Do you remember when…”

“Those were the good old days…”

“Are my best days behind me?”

BIBLICAL TRUTH: “Your will your life.”

“Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.”

Romans 12:2

MINDSET SHIFT: My best days are still

“Yet I am confident I will see the Lord’s goodness while I am here in the land of the living.”

Psalm 27:13

I HAVE A FUTURE FILLED WITH…

1. Perpetual HOPE.

“Such things were written in the Scriptures long ago to teach us. And the Scriptures give us hope and encouragement as we wait patiently for God’s promises to be fulfilled.”

Romans 15:4

“Surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off.”

Proverbs 23:18

2. Supernatural STRENTH

“Each time he said, “My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.” So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me. That’s why I take pleasure in my weaknesses, and in the insults, hardships, persecutions, and troubles that I suffer for Christ. For when I am weak, then I am strong.”

II Corinthians 12:9-10

“My health may fail, and my spirit may grow weak, but God remains the strength of my heart; he is mine forever.”

Psalm 73:26

3. .

“And this same God who takes care of me will supply all your needs from his glorious riches, which have been given to us in Christ Jesus.”

Philippians 4:19

4. Steadfast FRIENDSHIP.

“I no longer call you slaves because a master doesn’t confide in his slaves. Now you are my friends, since I have told you everything the Father told me.”

John 15:15

“And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

Romans 8:38-39

5. Everlasting JOY.

^“For the Kingdom of God is not a matter of what we eat or drink, but of living a life of goodness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.”

Romans 14:17

Don’t be dejected and sad, for the joy of the Lord is your strength!”

Nehemiah 8:10

^“You love him even though you have never seen him. Though you do not see him now, you trust him; and you rejoice with a glorious, inexpressible joy. The reward for trusting him will be the salvation of your souls.

I Peter 1:8-9