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Some years ago, I was in a very difficult place in life and ministry. Driving down the road with tears in my ears, praying to Lord… I said “God how can anything good come out of my situation?” In my opinion, things were just not how I felt they ought to be.
Thinking of bad decisions I made, and how in the world could the direction of things take a turn for the better. It was at this instant that these words entered into my heart, “It is not how you start, but how you finish.”
Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit. Eccl 7:8 (KJV)
It was at that moment, I realized that I was being encouraged not to look at the past…. it is only my start. My “start” may last for years, but it does not determine how my end will be. I realized that if I kept trusting Him with me that he will be faithful to me to ensure that my end is better than my beginning; that is, my start.
I want to encourage all who read this on today to know that how it has been will not change what can be in your life. Even if your start has been rocky, know that God will make sure that you finish well if you continue in Him. Remember, it is not the start, but the finish.
