Seeing It Through To Completion
How many of us begin a job and see it through to completion? Many of us who have attempted recovery in the past and failed have a fear of never being able to change our old ways. In the Bible we read of Hezekiah who became King of Judah. He forsook the old ways of the nation under his father and worked to turn the nation back to God. He also made plans to restore the temple of the Lord and scheduled a time to celebrate completion.
If we determine to follow God’s principles, as Hezekiah did, we will find great success in all we do. We set ourselves up for failure when we neglect to seek God’s guidance through prayerful worship and petition, and only half-heartedly do those things required of us in our recovery program.
God is the one who began this good work in you, and I am certain that he won’t stop before it is complete on the day that Christ Jesus returns. (Philippians 1:6 CEV)
God has promised to be with us on the path ahead and, if we desire to be complete in Him, we need to seek His direction in all that we do. We need to admit that we have defects of character and become willing to allow God to remove them and bring healing and restoration to those places in us that have been wounded.
Finally, brothers and sisters, rejoice! Strive for full restoration, encourage one another, be of one mind, live in peace. And the God of love and peace will be with you. (2 Corinthians 13:11 NIV)
Prayer: Heavenly Father, My desire is to live the purposeful life You have prepared for me. Please strengthen me by the power of Your Holy Spirit to stay the course so I can be complete in You and live my life to the full. Amen
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