July 14
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Now you should finish what you started. – 2 Corinthians 8:11(NLT)
FINISH WHAT YOU START
A poem and essay by ILMA
Whenever you start doing something
Press on, so you can reach what you’re aiming
When you get distracted and delay
You will find that you are going to stray.
Finish what you start so you can progress
If you get side-tracked, you will digress
Direct your mind on the purpose of his plan
Then you will find favor in God’s one and only Son.
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As an artist, it is very important for me to finish a painting or drawing I set out to do. At the beginning of my career as a self-taught painter, I was also a full time teacher, mother and stage actress and manager. I learned in life very early that if I don’t finish what I started, it is likely going to be a challenge to get back to concluding the project or task at hand. Discipline and focus are two very important ingredients in accomplishing what you plan to do. When you fail to press on when things go rough or when there are interruptions, failure has a big chance to happen. The bible encourages us to finish what you started. Remember that the enemy’s purpose is to steal, kill and destroy. He will do anything to delay you from fulfilling God’s plan in your life.
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PRAYER
Lord, help me to finish whatever I start.
REFLECTION
Why is it important to finish what you start?
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