GOING DEEPER WITH GOD

TO KEEP YOUR RELATIONSHIP  WITH  THE LORD  FRESH AND VITAL OVER  THE LONG HAUL IS NOT AUTOMATIC . ITREQUIRE FOR THOUGH , EFFORT, AND CONSTANT ATTENTION. EVEN  GOOD  THINGS BECOME  ROUTINE;  WHEN  THE APOSTLE PAUL WROTE  PHILIPPIANS , HE HAD BEEN A CHRISTIAN FOR ABOUT 25 YEARS. GOD HAD  USED HIM . HE SAID I PRESS ON SO THAT I MAY   LAY  HOLD OF THAT FOR WHICH ALSO  I WAS LAID HOLD OF BY CHRIST JESUS . BRETHREN , I DO NOT REGARD MY SELF AS HAVING LAIDNHOLD OF IT YET; BUT ONE THING I DO ;  FOR GETTING  WHAT LIES BEHIND  AND REACHING  FORWARD TO WHAT LIES AHEAD, I  PRESS  ON TOWARD  THE GOAL FOR  THE PRIZE  OF THE UPWARD  CALL OF GOD.IN CHIRST  JESUS.