ALL ABOUT THE WAY
YOU FINISH
I have fought the
good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 2 Timothy 4:7(NIV)
So often when people
make mistakes, they get down on themselves and think, “If only...” or “I should
have...” or “What if...?” Yes, it is easy to feel you have missed the best plan
for your life in such situations. And often this happens when people get
discouraged and stop pursuing their God-given dreams; when they take their eyes
off the Author and Finisher of our faith – Jesus Christ!
But understand today
that just because you made a mistake or failed in a certain way, that doesn’t
cancel God’s plan for you. God has never disqualified you. He never says, “Go
and sit on the sidelines. You have blown your opportunities too many times. You
have got too many weaknesses.” No, God always gives you another chance to
advance in His plan for you! Some of the great people in the Bible, and even in
history, made very poor choices. The apostle Paul started off as a murderer,
yet his destiny was bigger than his mistakes. He ended up becoming a great
leader and wrote over half of the New Testament. Peter denied Jesus Christ
three times and yet He became the leader of the Apostles who shook the world
with the message of Christ.
What am I saying? Your
mistakes, your failures, your poor choices don’t have to keep you from your
God-given destiny. With God, it is not about the way you start in life, it is
about the way you finish. Today, receive His grace to finish and embrace the
bright future your Father has prepared for you!
Prayer
Father God, I thank
You for Your grace and mercy to me. I trust that my days are ordered of You. I
ask that You strengthen and empower me to fulfill Your call on my life. I
receive the strength to finish the race that is set for me. I love You and I
bless You in Jesus’ name. Amen.
Reference: 1
Corinthians 9:24-25; 1 Timothy 6:12; Hebrews 12:1
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