You Have to Press Your Way Through

Life is a press. We have to press to do what is pleasing to God because trials can beat us down if we let them. Paul said in Philippians 4:14 I press toward the mark for the prize of the higher calling in Christ Jesus. You have to press your way. Paul had a determine purpose to know Jesus and the power of Christ resurrection. That he might be like Christ was in his death. Christ was victorious in his death. He had completed what he had come to do and that is die for our sins. He did not allow anything to stop him. Paul had same determination. We must have this same determination to press through all that's is coming our way. It's a high calling so it's not going to be easy so we have to press to do what pleases God.  It's a press because what God may require of us sometimes goes against the norm of the society we live in. This world says hate those that hate you. God says love your enemies. This world says care about yourself. God says be concern about others. World says we can do whatever we want it's our life. God says we belong to him he has a plan for our life, so put our trust in Him. So we have to have to purpose to do what pleases God inspite of how you think or feel. We have to press. God  gives us help through his Holy Spirit to go through but we must have a determine purpose to keep on going. We must press to keep on serving him loving him and others. We must press to give him thanks and praise. We must press to love our enemies and yes even our family members and those in Christ. It's a press that in the end will bring us out just where God wants us to be in that higher calling in Christ Jesus.