That I Might Attain....

 Paul, whom we consider one of the greatest Apostles,  and yet he wrote....

Philippians 3 (KJV)
¹¹ If by any means I MIGHT ATTAIN
unto the resurrection of the dead.
¹² NOT AS THOUGH I HAD ALREADY ATTAINED,
either were already perfect:
but I follow after,
IF THAT I MAY APPREHEND
that for which also I am apprehended
of Christ Jesus.
¹³ Brethren,
I COUNT NOT MYSELF TO HAVE APPREHENDED:
but this one thing I do,
FORGETTING those things which are behind,
and REACHING FORTH unto those things
which are before,
¹⁴ I PRESS TOWARD THE MARK for the prize
of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

Paul realized his need to keep pressing forward,
to keep fighting the good fight of Faith. 
He had not made it to Glory yet.
He had not attained perfection.
He couldn't change his past, his failures, the things he had done before that kept coming back to mind to haunt him,

So, since he nor any of us could change our past, he exampled and taught what we can do: 

(1) FORGET THE PAST!  It's behind you once you've sincerely repented and your sins have been washed away in the waters of Baptism in Jesus name. (Baptism in Jesus name remits your sin it washes them all away. Acts 2:38 + 22:16)

(2) REACH FORWARD to the things that are before!  Seek the things that are above.  Seek FIRST the Kingdom of God AND His Righteousness.  Then everything else will fall in place and work out for the good. (Col 3:1 + Mt 6:33 + Rom 8:28)

(3) Then PRESS TOWARD THE MARK for the prize of the high calling of God!  It's not something that will come easy.  It's something you will have to work at and work hard for, just as an athlete training so they may be their best and do their best to win the race/game. There is a reward at the end!  Keep pressing!  Don’t give up!  It will be worth it all when we see Jesus!

But until we finally attain, we keep pressing and working out our salvation with FEAR AND TREMBLING lest we become carnal and comfortable and fall asleep in the Light as the 5 foolish virgins only to wake up too late and find yourself to have become a castaway.  (Phil 2:12 + 1 Cor 9:27 + Mt 25)

We're too close to the end! 

Don't give up!  

Keep pressing!
Increase your Prayer life and Bible reading time!
The more heavenly minded you are, the more earthly good you will be because that's when God can use you!  And He wants to 🙌