Saturday, February 20 Complete what you started to do.​—2 Cor. 8:11.

[Áine]

Saturday, February 20

Complete what you started to do.—2 Cor. 8:11.

 

Jehovah allows us to choose our course in life. He teaches us how to make good choices, and he helps us to succeed when we make decisions that please him. (Ps. 119:173) The more we apply the wisdom found in God’s Word, the better we become at making good decisions. (Heb. 5:14) Even when we make a wise decision, however, we may struggle to complete what we started. Consider some examples: A young brother decides to read the entire Bible. He does well for a few weeks but then stops for some reason. A sister decides to serve as a regular pioneer but keeps pushing back the date when she will begin. A body of elders makes a unanimous decision to be more involved in shepherding those in the congregation but after many months has not acted on it. These situations differ, but they have something in common. Those decisions were not fully implemented. w19.11 26 ¶1-2

[Áine]

This could be the story of my life 😁

[Alexa]

We should complete what we have started knowing we have done a wise decision.

[Vinnie]

Zech 4:10 For who has despised the day of small beginnings....When we look at a task in it's entirety, it may seem overwhelming, monumental, energy hungry, time consuming etc... Jehovah is telling us, start small.   Don't look down at taking things a little at a time. For in time and with  persistence and patience you will have gotten a long way in accomplishing what you started.

 

How do you eat an elephant?

Spoiler

One bite at a time.

 

[Elnathan]

Making good decisions is difficult & implementing them can be a challenge. But with Jehovah’s help we can gain the wisdom & strength needed to complete what we started.