Zeno's Paradox

¹² Not 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. ¹³ Brothers 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, ¹⁴ I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.  Philippians 3:12-14

OBSERVANT
A Greek philosopher named Zeno lived almost 500 years before Christ.  He is known for coming up with philosophical problems known as Zeno's paradoxes.  One of them is stated this way:

That which is in locomotion must arrive at the half-way stage before it arrives at the goal.

In other words if I was to ask you to walk across the room to me, you would first arrive at the point halfway across the room.  As you continued to cross the room,  you would then cover half the distance between that point and me (one fourth of the room).  No matter where you are in your travel across the room there is always a mark that is halfway between where you are and your destination.  Thus, Zeno would propose that you could never really arrive at the destination. 

Are you saying, "Come on, Zeno, are you serious? I know when I have crossed the room and reached my destination." 

JOURNEY
However, Zeno's paradox makes perfect sense in light of Philippians 3:12-14.  There is an infinite amount of midpoints between where I am and the destination.  All I can do is get closer.

I pray that I cover half the distance that is between me and His perfection.  And when I get there, I'll strive for half of what is left.  And when I get there I have another half to cover.