Philippians 1:6 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.
God started a good work in us the day we asked Jesus to be our Lord and Saviour and it is still going on to this day. Even though we may have days when we feel discouraged or downhearted He constantly gives us scriptures to pick us up again and encourage us to keep going. (That's why it's so important to us to read His Word every day). This verse is one of those where He tells us to be confident that God will do what He says; that what He started in you He will finish.
So never despair that you're not making as much progress as you thought. Keep reminding yourself of how far you have already come and keep looking to God our Father and thank Him for the progress you've made, knowing that when God makes something, it is always beautiful and good. We are all a work in progress! We are all in the process of being changed from one degree of glory to another. Praise God! Notice it says 'glory', not one degree of 'that'll do'!
The enemy wants us to look at our faults or our lack in any area but God wants us to look and see what He sees - a finished work, one of God's masterpieces, a special treasure made just for Him for His glory, for his companionship. God sees the finished you by faith, and He's delighted with what He's making you into.
Now our job is to get into agreement with what He says and declare by faith that He will complete the good work He has begun in you. Yes, there will be days when we can't see it or feel it, when we thought we went backwards instead of forwards, and those are the days to take His word by faith and trust Him to change us from the inside out by His grace as we obey Him. And don't be tempted to compare yourself with someone else who may appear further on. Let's just think well if God can do that in them He can definitely do it in me too! Thank You Lord.
Be encouraged, God is making you into something glorious even if you can't see it yet - He can!
Thank You Lord, the good work You have begun in each one of us You will complete. Amen.
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