Growing And Changing

From: The Purpose Driven Life Ministries

Philippians 1:6 "I am confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it through to completion until the day of Christ Jesus."

We humans are great starters but often bad finishers. We leave unfinished symphonies, unfinished buildings, unfinished books, unfinished projects. We may not always finish what we start but God always finishes what He starts.

God doesn't create a bird and give him half a wing. He doesn't create an unfinished flower or an unfinished star. He puts the finishing touches on everything He does and then He says, "It is good."

The Bible says, when Jesus Christ starts working in your life, He will complete what He started, in spite of the hang-ups, faults, bad decisions, sins, and circumstances that we face. That's a very comforting thought! One day when we get to heaven we're going to become just, "like Jesus because we will see Him as He is." (1 John 3:2) And that's the goal.

In the meantime, if we want to enjoy the people in our lives, we need to be patient with their progress. We must allow for their growth and development. Paul could say, "I'm not the man I used to be, thank God. But also, thank God, I'm not the person I'm going to be. I'm growing and changing."