Be Confident God Will Bring You to A Flourishing Finish
When Jesus was crucified on Friday, it was the darkest day; it looked like it was over. It looked like His enemies had gotten the best of Him. But God had better plans. They put Him in the grave on Friday, celebrating their victory, but Sunday morning was a different story. The grave couldn't hold Him, death couldn't contain Him, and the forces of darkness couldn't stop Him. On the third day He came out of the grave He said "I was dead, but now I am alive forever more." One principle that the resurrection teaches us is, that God will always finish what He started. No matter how dark it looks, how long it's been, no matter how many people are trying to push us down, if we will stay in faith, God will always take us from Friday to Sunday. He will complete what He started. You may feel like its Friday right now, but remember Sunday is coming. God is a faithful God, that promise that He put in your heart, God has every intention of bringing that promise to past. He is called the author and finisher of our faith. God will never start something that He cannot finish. God put that dream in your heart, and He already has a completion date, He already sees it done. We may not see how it can happen, it may be taking a long time, all the odds are against you, but if you'll just keep believing, keep praying, keep doing your best, then God promises He's going to bring you from Friday to Sunday. He will finish what He started
God isn't limited. He can do anything. Keep believing and God will bring the supernatural. Too often, because it's taken a long time, we have dreams and goals we've put down. We begin to think this isn't' going to happen. We get complacent. The first place we lose the battle is in our own minds. Just because you gave up, doesn't mean God gave up. God never aborts a dream. That dream He put in your heart may be put down by failures, disappointments, setbacks, rejections. But know this, the seed is still alive, you need to fan that flame, get your fire back. It may look like its dead, but the fact is, it's not. It's buried, it's planted, that means it's coming back. Our attitude should be "It may be taking a long time, I've had some bad breaks, I don't see how it can happen, but I know God already has the completion date". So, don't give up on your dreams, don't go through life with no goals, get your vision back. Get up every morning with expecting. It may be Friday, but this I know, Sunday is coming. The last thing Jesus said on the cross was "It is finished". He put His trust in God. Go through your house saying "It is finished."
Philippians 1:6 says be confident that He that began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Jesus Christ. Don't let other people talk you out of your dreams, God didn't put the promise in them, He put it in you! Remember, Sunday will come. When it's God's time, all the forces of darkness cannot stop it from happening. God is looking for people who have a made up mind, people who will trust His timing. It usually does not happen overnight, but it will happen.
It took Abraham 20 years to see his dream and it took Moses 40 years to see his.
God is always working behind the scenes in our life. He is arranging the right people, the right places, the right opportunity, and sometimes the reason it's taking longer is because even though YOU are ready, somebody else who is involved is not ready yet.
Hebrews 2:3 says at the appointed time, and not one second sooner or later. The appointed time is when God knows it's best for you. When we u understand this principle, it takes all the pressure off. It's a very freeing way to live, knowing that as long as we stay in faith, God will release His favors, His increase, His restoration, and healing at exactly the right time in our lives. This means I don't have to be frustrated because it's not happening as fast as I would like for it to. I don't have to be worried because I don't see anything changing, I am confident that God will finish what He started. I may not see it happening but my report is, it's on its way. It may be today, next week, next year, five years 25 years, that's OK. I'm staying in faith. I know God is not only going to bring the promise to past, but He's going to bring us out with a flourishing finish. God knows all your dreams; He is the One who put them there. Even when yo don't see any thing happen, just keep doing your best, being good to others, be a person of integrity every day.
Even when it looks like the dream has died, God can resurrect a dead dream. God can breathe new life into your marriage, finances, health. Instead of being discouraged, go around all through the day saying "Father, thank you that you are going to finish what you started in my life". This is one reason we miss God's best, because we give up on our promises too soon. We have to learn to trust God's timing. Most often it doesn't happen as quickly as we would like. There is always going to be a period of testing. Are we going to get discouraged? Are we going to start complaining? Are we going to make decisions that will hinder the promise? David was anointed at 17 but didn't take the throne until he was almost 30. The battle was in his mind. What Nabal did just magnified David's frustration; he just about made a bad decision. But, God will always send you an Abigail before you give up on a dream.
Remember, you are a child of the most high God. You have royal blood flowing through your veins. You have a dream inside of you, but the problem is you're not seeing it, and you're tempted to give up, get discouraged. Tempted even to make decisions like the dream is never going to come to past. It may not have happened yet, but the promise is still in you, don't make decisions that you will regret later on. It's easy on the Fridays of your life to get discouraged, but making it through means you are passing the test and you are one day closer to seeing the promise come to fulfillment.
Psalm 106 talks about the people of Israel and how they didn't wait for God's plan to unfold. In other words, they missed their promise because they got discouraged and started complaining. They didn't think it would ever happen. Stay in faith when it's taking a long time. Know that God's plan is going to unfold. It may look like the end, it may look like you have to give up the very thing you love the most, but recognize that is only a test. When yo give it up, God will always give you back something better. On the Friday of your life, when things aren't going so well, you have to keep reminding yourself that Sunday is coming. Be confident. God will finish what He started. He's going to bring us to a flourishing finish.
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