Unfit, but Not Unfinished

We’re chugging right along in reading the Bible through the year. Camping kept me from posting, but we are still on track. We started reading Philippians, and a couple of verses in chapters 1 and 2 stood out to me.

‘And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns. ‘
Philippians 1:6

‘For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him.
Philippians 2:13

Most days, I feel unfit—as if I should be further along the path of Christlikeness. These verses remind me that I’m a work in progress. And what a great message Trent Tribe had on feeling unfit this week.

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