He Finished it All

Y'all, I'm not a finisher.  I have a lot of good ideas and start a lot of projects just to leave them hanging about half way through.  I burn hot for a few days and then the fire fizzles out as fast as it started burning.  This 31 day series is personal for a few reasons.  First, it was a tool for God to use to draw me closer to Him.  I couldn't have written a word of this series without spending time with Him.  Second, it allowed me the thrill of completing something I started.  

There are 1,000 excuses that run through my head before I start anything.  What if I fail?  What if I'm not good at it?  What if I don't like it after all?  What if...  For this 31 day challenge, I knew I had to do it.  There was not a doubt in my mind that this was the right time, right place, and my heart was right about it.  The quote above, from The Lord of the Rings, says so much to me as a chronic procrastinator.  I think about doing a lot of great things, but I get in my own way most of the time and stop myself in my tracks.

I believe God used this challenge for me to grow and to believe that I could do something, in Him.  I could be encouraged by Him through other writers, and through time in the Word.  This was a very personal challenge for me, and I'm so glad that He worked in me throughout the entire process.  Y'all, it's not me that finished it, but Christ in me!  I could not have done any of it without God doing a work in me first.  I will miss all of the daily community and daily blogging.  I'm beyond grateful for the things I learned in the process.  Thanks be to God, in all things, for all things!