CafeSharon

“The man who forms the habit of beginning without finishing has simply formed the habit of failure.”  Streams in the Desert    It has often been said that hardest step in completing anything is the first one.  But I am not so sure about that!  There are many edifices (Monsour Hospital in Jeannette) that began with great fervor.  But somewhere along the way, the “excitement” of the finished project is lost.  The “fun” in the work is no longer there.  This happens often on short-term missions trips.  Everyone is enthusiastic and motivated until the first case of “Montezuma’s revenge” hits.  Then the rest of the time is set “just enduring”. 

This journey called “life” is sometimes a struggle.   I am praying today that I will complete what God has set before me; that I will continue even when the excitement is not what it used to be!  Because the prize is in the finishing!

I never completed my college education.  I have less than one year to go…but I quit before I received the prize.  I have regrets about that.  But it has made me realize the need to finish what I begin.  I don’t want to be a quitter.  I want to be a finisher.  I want to finish well!  How about you?