{"id":58684,"date":"2022-01-20T16:39:52","date_gmt":"2022-01-20T14:39:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/practise-pressing-on-20220119-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T17:55:07","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T15:55:07","slug":"practise-pressing-on-20220119-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/practise-pressing-on-20220119-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Practise pressing on"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"left\" id=\"embed_a0b59a21\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/2429\/f3bbe621b0d34974820a4d15e9c45673.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/2429\/8931fa54fae74f448eb66245fb81bc06.jpg\" title=\"Emmanuel Archontakis \"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Emmanuel Archontakis <\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The one thing that history commonly records is the actions of the brave. Those who have faced fear and adversity and have persevered and triumphed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The apostle Paul gives us the status of those who put their trust in God and calls them righteous, bold and \u201cthose who cannot be shaken\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is a great encouragement to know that we can run into 2022 with confidence, knowing who is on our side. It takes a decision and a certain mindset to \u201csink our teeth into\u2019\u2019 or to be \u201cfully engaged\u2019\u2019 to be able to discover what the Lord has prepared for us in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Philippians 3:13-14 we get some powerful wisdom, or life skills, that we can use in this year, when the apostle Paul tells us to focus, forget the past and look forward to what lies ahead, by pressing on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All of us are on a journey, and to continue to grow into our destiny we have to practice these truths. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Forget the disappointments, failures and hurt from 2021. 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