For you know the grace of
our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became
poor, so that you through his poverty might become rich. Here is my
judgment about what is best for you in this matter. Last year you were the
first not only to give but also to have the desire to do so. Now finish the work, so that your eager
willingness to do it may be matched by your completion of it, according to
your means.
—2 Corinthians 8:9–11
(NIV)
Have you ever started
something and not finished it? Maybe circumstances kept you from reaching your
goal. Perhaps you were distracted by other things. Whatever the reason, life
happened—and you lost your drive to complete what you started. We have all been
at that place where we have lost interest or the heart to finish a project.
What if the work you once
started came from a vision that God gave you? It was something that He called
you to bring to life. In the beginning, you believed in that vision with all
your heart and soul. You poured your life into it. You gave your time and your
financial support, but you never saw your efforts make a difference. Perhaps
you became weary because of the constant struggle to attain that vision. You
just lost heart.
You were the one to whom
God imparted the vision. You were the first to get it started. You can only
finish to the best of your ability, according to what you have been given.
God’s perfect will is for His vision to be completed, but you can’t make a
vision happen—even with all you do to inspire others to catch it. If you have
given the work your best, God will do one of two things. He will bring it to
completion with the support you have around you, or He will give you another
means to achieve it. It is His promise for the work to be completed.
You are rich because of
the sacrifice of Jesus! He has made you rich in His purpose. He is your reason
for living, and He has called you. Allow God to stir the vision again. Allow
yourself to believe in it once more. Give what you can and trust Him to
complete what only He can finish. “God will make this happen, for he who calls
you is faithful” (1 Thessalonians 5:24 NLT).
© 2017 Lynn Lacher
Form Me, Fire Me, Fill Me
www.lynnlacher.com/give-once-more.html
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