~Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended: but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead
~Philippians 3:13
Many people are good starters but poor finishers. When things start getting tough, they listen to the little imp on their shoulder who whispers, "You can't do it" and "You'll never make it." Others don't even start.
While doing something requires risk, so does doing nothing. The risk of action may be failure, but the risks of a failure to act can be stagnation, dissatisfaction, and frustration.
The story of the covered wagon crossing the plains toward the Golden West began with a song:
The Coward never started:The Weak died on the way:
ONLY the STRONG CAME THROUGH!
That's the way it is in life. Being STRONG does not refer only to physical strength- a spirit made powerful by a close relationship with GOD. He gives us the will to succeed, dreaming that will not die, and wisdom and courage to finish what you've began...*************
Step by step, little by little, bit by bit-that is the way to wealth, that is the way to wisdom, that is the way to glory.
T.D. Jakes/Daily Devotion 2009
