Dear Ones,
Hope you have a wonderful day! I have Exercise class and then Al and I are invited out by a couple who have been married longer than we have.Emoji Tonight is Bible Study and next week will already be the start of Lent.
Devotions from Judy’s heart
Would we be known as a person of great perseverance? Or would we be seen as someone who flits from one thing to another and never goes back to finish what we started? Sadly, too many do not exercise stick-to-itiveness and end up missing out on finishing strong. Do we have projects laying idle that we started and lost interest in and may never get back to them again? Most importantly, did we begin the journey of faith and then quit somewhere along the line?

The Bible is full of examples of people who started strong and then did not finish well. I am reading of the kings in the Old Testament and so many of them compromised and allowed idle worship etc. and ended up losing everything. But we also have many positive examples of those who persevered even to the point of giving their lives. (Look in Hall of fame in Hebrews 11)  It further goes on to say in Heb. 12:1-2, “Strip down, start running—and never quit! No extra spiritual fat, no parasitic sins. Keep your eyes on Jesus, who both began and finished this race we’re in. Study how He did it. Because He never lost sight of where He was headed—that exhilarating finish in and with God—He could put up with anything along the way: Cross shame: whatever.  And now He’s there, in the place of honor, right alongside God.”

The enemy wants us to give up, give in, and not keep the goal before us. Since our world is opposed to God, we can expect we will suffer hardship and be made fun of and left out of certain things. But let that not stop us from following the Lord. We are to keep going, persevering in faith and hope. We can count on the Lord being right there with us through even those times we falter, but let us get up again and never quit. May we strip off any thing that weighs us down so we can run to the finish line!

Challenge for today: Keep your eyes on the Lord and thank Him He will give you strength to make it all the way to the finish line!
Blessings on your day and prayers and love, Judy