In Phillipians 3:13 Paul states, “Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead”.

It has been sometime since I have been in Brisbane, Australia and the life here is quite challenging and something I need to fight to surive. Being a more open country everywhere I turn the word freedom has been twisted with people seeking their own will and PLEASURE. I am at time disturbed and even fills me with sorrow to see these young precious souls make the wrong choices.

I was talking to Matt the other day and was sharing of something I learned, I always thought that the more spiritual we get or the more senior we are in our faith, the more we can relax. When in ministry and reaching out to others we begin to feel “Oh we understand how all this needs to work” yet I realized I was wrong, the more the walk, the height we reacher the more possible chance of falling.

Mount Everest years back was being scaled by a team comprising of 7 people, when they reached a specific point, the “professional” in the team confirmed, this point we have reached haven’t been scaled so far so we have already made a world record right now, 3 members in the team decided they wanted to continue and so they did, days went into weeks, as time went even the progress was slow, but before they knew, they were on TOP OF THE EVEREST, Through the journey one person died, yet he was also considered as the three people who scaled everest.

The other 4 who stayed back, were gone and forgotten. This is how our walk must be, Apostle Paul who was a legend, himself states, I guard myself constantly..that I am not disqualified from the most holy faith….folks, how much more we should be guarding ourselves.

Always keep in mind, GUARD YOURSELF FROM FALLING, as each minute passes we grow in HIM.

By: Neil Gerges
Neil Gerges

Neil Gerges is based now in Brisbane, Australia is a prospective student of the Queensland University of Technology and is a co-worker with the ATM ministries. He was awarded for best MSN Client from MSN Networks in 2004, 2005 and 2006 respectively.

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