If I'm going to be a victorious believer in today's world, then I must continue to follow the guidelines in the Bible.

If I'm going to walk forward without failure or despair, then I must heed the words of the Apostle Paul in Philippians 3:13, "But this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before."

Paul has learned the secret of a happy Christian life. He was too busy pressing toward the mark that Christ had placed before him to become entangled with the cares of yesterday. God commands us to forget the things which are behind us. He knows that any "looking back causes us to stumble in the present."

Luke 9:62 says that "No man having put his hand to the plow and looking back (living in the past) is fit (capable) for the kingdom of God."

Where do you send your cares? There is a great answer to this question that is found in 1 Peter 5:7..."casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you."

We are to fling or throw all of our burdens, anxieties, and problems to the Lord. The word cast means to send, shoot, or throw.  We can shoot or throw - as arrows - all of our fears, troubles, and worries upon the Lord.

The word cast also gives a picture of extending or stretching out a hand to the poor.  It can also be a picture of sprouts or shoots as in Isaiah 16:8.  Therefore, it can be said of a good church: "her branches are stretched out, they are gone over the sea."

Is He alive? If Jesus Christ really is alive, then we must look again at His life. He came to earth as an innocent child, but His return to earth the next time will be as a mighty conquering king.

The resurrection of Christ from the dead is an accomplished fact of history. This powerfully proves that Jesus was the Son of God: "Declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead" (Romans 1:4). Because Christ was the Son of God He was the only One without sin who could make the payment for our sins on the cross.

Jesus Christ is now in heaven seated at the right hand of the Father. He is alive forevermore and willing and able to give life for all who will call on His name. "I am He who lives, and was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore, Amen (Revelation 1:18).

Dear Friends, the Lord is always ready and willing to give you His strength, peace and hope. "...but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name" (John 20:31).