Dug In
“Ye have compassed this mountain long enough.” ~ Deut. 2:3
Or, as they say in our modern culture, “It’s time to move on.” How easy it is to rest on past accomplishments or to settle in where there have been set backs. I like some of the terms of the younger generation today. One that especially impresses me, though it may sound harsh and unsympathetic is “Get over it!” In other words, we need to get on with our lives.
Whether it is victory or defeat; you cannot dwell around that mount indefinitely. Constantly rehashing and telling of past achievements to others becomes boring. And to remember and relive your past failures can be discouraging. I’ve noticed those who relive their past fiascos like to blame others for their messes; but those living in the present like to find solutions to theirs.
Paul tells us the way to forget those things which are behind is to forge ahead. The writer of Hebrews puts it, “Let us go on...” That is, go on from where you’re at. Or as the old military term to resting soldiers goes, “Move out!”
“Compassing the same mountain is like “ring-around-the-rosy”; you never get any place.”~ rds
Richard the Aged