Will I ever get it right ?

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"being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you, will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ."     Philippians 1:6. NKJV

When God starts something, He finishes it too! If there is a beginning, there will be an end. Look at this verse again. He has begun a good work in you and He will complete it. 

Spurgeon says:

'Where is there an instance of God beginning any work and leaving it incomplete? Show me for once a world abandoned and thrown aside, half-formed. Show me a universe cast off from the Great Potter's wheel, with the design in outline, the clay half-hardened, and the form unshapely from incompleteness.'

This work in us will not be finally complete until the day of Jesus Christ, or in other words, when we go to be with Him. Until then, we're a work in progress. No matter how hard we try to perfect our failings, we will always be unsuccessful. We should though keep trying and never give up.

We'll still mess things up now and again. For some of us, that may be every day. But some works in progress are harder than others. Think of jobs we do. Sometimes it all fits in place, yet at other times, it can be very difficult indeed. But we don't give up. We continue until the job is complete and that is what God does with us.

This very morning, we may have blown it big time. We may have lost our temper and said some unsavoury words. We may have had an argument with a neighbour or spouse, or perhaps, a fellow motorist complete with those strange hand gestures that we can do at such times. But whatever we may have done, we're still a work in progress and God gives us His Grace to try again, forgiving all we do.

Don't think that you're the only one who can't get it right. We're all the same at times. Don't forget there's the 'Behind Closed Doors Syndrome.' I call it that because we often seem fine and upstanding Christian people in church or the community. But when we're home, behind those closed doors, we can become more relaxed and unguarded. This may be when the real 'us' seen. Gents, ask your wife about that. I'm sure she'll have something to say about it.

Joking aside, we're all like this at times and we're all works in progress. We'll get there though and when we do, we'll be perfect. But there's not a chance we'll be like that until then. 
So accept yourself for what you are; try to make some changes, yes, but don't beat yourself up in the process.

Copyright 2019 Grahame Grahame Howard

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