He who began a good work in me will carry it on to completion

Philippians 1:6 “being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.”

The good work God began is

transformation and my full reconciliation to God

turning me from a rebel into a worshiper  “A. W. Tozer"

drawing me into friendship

turning me, a scoundrel, into a Saint

repeating to me again and again that I am accepted and loved not rejected

that makes me God's handiwork

Eph 1:10 “For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.”

God's confidence in completing this work in me is fully committed, unreserved and unwavering.

When I dig in my heels, He keeps working

While I swerve, He is steady

When I want to bail out, He is confident and encouraging

When I am empty, He says welcome, “I've been waiting for you.”

He could not use my pride, it never gives Him credit. My arrogance and intimidation are not his tools. The reward of humility is the fear of the Lord. This is where I am finally able to bring him glory, commensurate with His Name.

All the time my worldly nature does not want to surrender to humility and needing help. I would rather avoid you. I would rather hide than let a need be known. I prefer to arrogantly puff up and bluff than admit a lack or weakness.

My defenses against humility are a few lies.

I believed God is responsible for my pain.

I believed He cannot be good.

I believed God is responsible for my turmoil, anxiety,

and that He does not answer prayer.

When all the time God opposes my pride and does not answer my double mindedness. We have not worked together well.

Yet His plan remains and He moves me closer to the good works He has laid out for me by way of the road to humility.

Each trial giving me another opportunity to learn more about bitterness or more about His love, His ways and His kingdom.  I CHOOSE to learn about His love.

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Just 24 hours after writing this my emotional balance slipped. I am crying out, “I want to give up”. My response will be to quote this memory verse in every idle moment of the day and in every way to moment during the night.

Philippians 1:6   I AM “confident of this, that He who began a good work” IN ME “will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.”