Glancing back and looking forward

Over 30 years ago, my father preached a sermon on the consequences of Lots wife looking backwards. She paid with her life because she refused to look into the future, but was instead obsessed with the past. We cannot change nor fix the past. What we can do is learn from what has already occurred while we walk into our future. Philippians 3:13 and 14 tells us the we should forget those things that are behind and reach forward to those things that are In front of us, press towards the mark or goal of the prize Of the high calling that is in Christ Jesus. Living in the past and constantly looking back does not allow you to step uninhibited into the future. Lots wife actually thought that she was missing something that was behind her and by looking back she lost out on her future. God did not design this body to walk comfortably and assuredly backwards. There is something natural and ordained in forward motion. Glancing back could cost you your ability to walk into your future. Your passed is not your predestined future.