Fw: Leaders Finish Strong!

Team:

Today in the One Year Playbook we see Great Leadership from Haggai and Zechariah. Zerubbabel, Joshua and Jozadak were the Player Leaders on the field that executed the gameplan.
Ezra 5-6

Leaders Finish Strong!

"Now Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the prophet, a descendant of Iddo, prophesied to the Jews in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, who was over them. 2 Then Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and Joshua son of Jozadak set to work to rebuild the house of God in Jerusalem. And the prophets of God were with them, supporting them." Ezra 5:1-2

The Temple Project began but then it was stopped for 15 years.

Sometimes while building our own Spiritual Temple we also get stopped. We begin our relationship with God with great results but then the Project slows down.

Just like the Re-building of the Temple takes time. When we are Re-building our life it takes time.

As we read the Playbook, Pray and Seek God every day we will be "Transformed by the renewing of our mind."

Behavior change takes time. God works with us through the process. God is patient and is constantly molding us into his image by the Holy Spirit.

We are going to make mistakes along the way. Even in the mistakes God can use it as opportunity to increase our Faith tenfold.

God uses our mistakes to prepare us for next time. Sometimes God uses the little mistakes to wake us up and warn us that a Bigger Consequence is going to happen next time if we don't fix it.

As Zerubbabel was rebuilding the Temple he wondered how he was ever going to finish the project. Sometimes in our own life we want to quit before we start. We say, "It's no use I can never change my behavior."

"Sometimes behavior and change takes awhile. But God is long suffering."
Jana Ponder

Here is what God told Zerubbabel, "it's not by might nor power but by my Spirit saith the Lord." Zech 4

The Holy Spirit will give us Power if we allow Him to.

Just like the Prophets of God were there to support Zerubbabel God will support us with like minded friends and mentors to support us.

Keep fighting. Don't quit. Finish Strong!

The most important thing to Remember is to Finish Strong!

Leaders Finish Strong!

"Success seems to be connected with Action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes but they don't quit."
Conrad Hilton

Finish Strong!

Rick

Aug 07 Readings - EZRA 4:24-6:22 | 1 CORINTHIANS 3:5-23 | PSALM 29:1-11 | PROVERBS 20:26-27

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