Last week, we dove into this statement:
The difference is discipline.

We talked about trying vs. training.

This week, we are going to talk about the comeback.

We have a hard time believing that

will experience a

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.

What

are you holding onto that is

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you from experiencing a comeback?

¹²Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. ¹³Brothers and sisters, 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, —Philippians 3:12-13 NIV

Making a comeback includes forgetting your

so that you can focus on your

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.

I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. —Philippians 3:14 NIV

It’s never

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for a comeback.

Manasseh

¹Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-five years. ²He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, following the detestable practices of the nations the Lord had driven out before the Israelites. ³He rebuilt the high places his father Hezekiah had demolished; he also erected altars to the Baals and made Asherah poles. He bowed down to all the starry hosts and worshiped them. —2 Chronicles 33:1-3 NIV

None of us can grow closer to Jesus

.

POSITION > INTENTION

He sacrificed his children in the fire in the Valley of Ben Hinnom, —2 Chronicles 33:6 NIV
The Lord spoke to Manasseh and his people, but they paid no attention. —2 Chronicles 33:10 NIV

Jesus isn’t looking to

you back, but to

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you back to Him.

¹⁰The Lord spoke to Manasseh and his people, but they paid no attention. ¹¹So the Lord brought against them the army commanders of the king of Assyria, who took Manasseh prisoner, put a hook in his nose, bound him with bronze shackles and took him to Babylon. ¹²In his distress he sought the favor of the Lord his God and humbled himself greatly before the God of his ancestors. ¹³And when he prayed to him, the Lord was moved by his entreaty and listened to his plea; so he brought him back to Jerusalem and to his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the Lord is God.—2 Chronicles 33:10-13 NIV