The death of Whitney Houston - one of the most successful female singers of all time, reminded me again that it is not so much how we start but how we finish that counts.
I recall when the singer was extremely popular in the 80's and 90's......I would sing her songs particularly "The Greatest Love Of All" and exercise to the beat of her music. I also enjoyed her films "The Bodyguard" and "The Preachers Wife". What stardom! What fame! Hers was "THE VOICE" of all time. Everything seemed so glamorous and wealthy on the outside yet life was rocking her boat on the inside. It took it's toll....bad choices and bad decisions.
Life can knock us down and we can get up again either on our own or with the help of a friend or loved one. As christians, we will face hard times but as 2 Corinthians 4:8 - 9 says "We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed." We are alive in Jesus.
To finish strong - to reach the end, we need a vision - a vision for what is really important. As Steve Farrar says in his book "Finishing Strong " (Absolutely loved reading it) "What does it mean to finish strong? It means you will come to the end of your life with a strong and close relationship to Christ."
Let's finish strong and avoid the ambushes of life.
By Molly Manhanga
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