Not enough is said about finishing. You can find tons of material
on getting motivated and finding creative ways to spark initiative, but let's
hear it for the opposite end! Let's extol the virtue of sticking with something
until it's done . . . of hanging tough when excitement and fun fade
into discipline and determination.
We've become a people who embrace the "let's-just-quit" mentality.
Dieting requires discipline, so we stay fat. Working through conflict is
wearying, so we divorce. Sticking with an occupation is tough, so we resign.
It's no different with spiritual matters. So many Christians start like
lightning, but how many continue the course with
sustained enthusiasm and vigor?
Our problem isn't that we're ignorant of God's expectations. God calls us to live holy lives, and
most of us know it . . . but holiness is
tough to attain, so we quit.
There's no such thing as accidental holiness. It takes deliberate, daily
decisions for singles to remain pure . . . for parents to keep
training their children . . . for all of us to continue pursuing
godly living.
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excerpt from "A Letter from Chuck Swindoll" on 8/15/13
