finish the assignment

“But none of these things move me; nor do I count my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.” Acts 20v24 NKJV

The Apostle Paul had already counted the cost. He knew suffering and opposition were ahead and that prison was possible. Yet none of those realities had the authority to redirect his purpose because he’d settled something in his spirit long before the trial ever arrived.

There are many believers that are waiting for life to become easy before they become fully obedient. But purpose never depended on perfect conditions. Faithfulness is forged in adversity, calling is refined in pressure and destiny is revealed when everything around you says quit, but everything within you says keep going because God has spoken.

Paul declared that none of these things moved him. Fear, criticism, disappointment and uncertainty didn’t move him. His heart was anchored to something greater than temporary pain. He understood that his assignment was more valuable than his comfort.

The enemy doesn’t always try to destroy your calling. Sometimes he simply tries to distract you from finishing it. He fills your calendar with everything except what God assigned. He exhausts your mind with worry. He magnifies opposition until it feels bigger than God’s promise. But the devil can’t cancel what God has commissioned unless you surrender what Heaven has entrusted to you.

Your race was never designed to look like someone else’s. Comparison will steal your focus, jealousy will drain your strength and discouragement will rob your joy. Hebrews 12:1-2 reminds us to lay aside every weight and run with endurance the race set before us, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith. The race is personal, but the finish line is eternal. God isn’t merely looking for gifted people, He’s looking for finishers. Men and women who will keep serving when they’re tired. Those who will keep believing when answers are delayed and keep loving when others walk away. People who will keep proclaiming the Gospel even when culture pushes back. Those are the people who hear, “Well done, good and faithful servant” because they valued obedience above applause. Matthew 25:21 reminds us that Heaven celebrates faithfulness more than popularity.

What ever it is I seek, may I seek you more.

What ever it is I love, may I love you more.

But what if God is still working on them? Preparing them for His perfect timing, when you two will meet? For when you BOTH will be ready for the commitment, challenges, and joy that marriage brings?

Seasons of waiting are there for a reason. As much as I pleaded with the Lord when I was younger, to SEND ME MY HUSBAND! My husband wasn’t yet ready for me.

And I can confidently say that, being married to him now, that I’m glad the Lord waited.