Don't forget to finish strong

What is it in your life that you know that God wants you to finish? 

What keeps us from finishing strong?  1 Cor. 16:13.

1. Focusing on the obstacles.

2. Giving the wrong people influence in our life.  Hebrews 10:23.

3. Listening to way too many opinions.  John 6:66.

Jesus was motivated by doing what His Father had for Him to do.

How to finish strong:

1. Setting up checkpoints to monitor  progress.  Romans 5:3-5.

2. Surround ourselves with finishers. Hebrews 12.

3. Choose to stand firm until the end. Hebrews 10:38.

Allen Pedram, Church of the Highlands 

Trials and Test

We walk by Faith and not by sight.

Trusting God really pleases Him.

Faith is the confident conviction that God is who He says He is, and will do exactly what He says that He will do. 

The center of my life is not me but my Lord Jesus Christ. 

Our faith grows step by step. Both adversity and experience exercise my Faith. 

Trust is moving from the facts then surrendering to His position. 

Test are to determine by choices of obedience if I will act in accordance with God's word in the test. 

It takes endurance for me to stay in the situation until God has completed His purpose. 

Thinking about problems like God is wisdom. God gives His thoughts generously. 

(James 1:2-4) (Charles Stanley)