# Verse of the Day — Day 81
**Series:** Finishing the Race — Week 12
**Date:** 2026-09-15
**Verse:** Philippians 3:13-14 (WEB)
**Focus:** Pressing toward the goal
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## Verse
“Brothers, I don’t regard myself as yet having taken hold, but one thing I do: forgetting the things which are behind and stretching forward to the things which are before, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.” — Philippians 3:13-14 (WEB)
## Reflection
Paul had every reason to look back — both proud moments and painful failures. But he chose to forget. Not deny, but deliberately set aside. What’s behind you doesn’t define where you’re going. Stretch forward today. The goal is worth the strain.