Being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day
of Jesus Christ.
Philippians 1:6
Have you ever started something that you never finished? I
have—lots of times. I’m notorious for starting one thing, getting distracted by
another thing, and never finishing either one. It’s kind of like a vicious
cycle that never ends. However, aren’t you thankful that God’s not like that?!
The Bible tells us in Philippians 1:6 that God always finishes what He’s
started, and there’s no exceptions to that rule.
Back in the summer, I wrote a post that I titled “Though I Do Not See” in which I explained the importance of trusting that God still has
a plan for our lives even though we may not be able to see it at the time. At
the time I wrote that, I was going through a real low point in my life. It
seemed as though everything was spinning out of control around me, and I often
questioned the Lord about it. If He had a plan for me, I couldn’t see what it
was. But that doesn’t matter to God. You see, Adrian Rogers used to say that “faith
is like a roll of film—it develops best in the dark.” God uses the dark times
to strengthen our faith the most because, if we can learn to trust Him in the
dark hours, we should have no problem trusting Him when the sun is shining
bright.
It was that June night, in a hotel room by myself, that I
made the decision to trust that God really did have a plan for my life and that
He really was working all things together for my good (Romans 8:28). I couldn’t
see it then, but God saw; and that was good enough for me. But let me tell you,
that wasn’t the end of the struggle. A few months later, God allowed some
things to happen in my life that I would have never planned myself. In fact, I
cried out to Him, “What are you doing, Lord?! I don’t understand. It’s not
supposed to happen this way.” But if everything happened the way we thought it
should, there’d be no need for faith.
Just as everything I had ever hoped and planned for in life
seemed to crumble before me, God sent a very special person into my life to
reveal that He had something even better in store for me. Now, I’m at a place
in my life that I never dreamed would be possible. God is so good! I may not
finish everything I start, but I’m so glad He does. And the amazing part about
it is He’s not finished yet.
Do you know the Lord? Have you come face to face with the
fact that you are indeed a sinner in desperate need of Savior? If not, I plead
with you to do so before it is eternally too late for you. Turn from all sin
and trust Jesus alone to save you. If you will do that, He will save you today
and keep you saved forever.
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