Plato-"A Work Well Begun is Half Ended"

"A work well begun is half-ended." Plato

As the saying goes perhaps what is stated is true. The hardest part of doing something is getting it started. For me though, starting is the easy part. It is the keeping it going and ending it part that I find hard.

This blog is a great example. I love writing it. I can sit here and write 1, 2 or 3 at a time sometimes. But the days where I run out of momentum it is a struggle to keep it going. Starting is easy but ending does not always work out right.

In God's Word, one of my favorite verses comes from 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."

This quote starts out with the fact that we as believers can be confident of the words that follow. "He", (God) who began a good work (you) will carry it (God will carry it) until it is completed." No where in the verse does it say He leaves you to finish it on your own. He is therefore with you until the end and He is working on getting it all complete. He knows the outcome. Have confidence that whatever you are doing right now, even if you don't seem to understand where or why you are where you are....He knows, He cares and He has it all under control.

So Plato, a work well begun is half ended if you choose to look at it that way. But I say, a work well begun is in God's plan and if it is given it's full time, God will bless it.

Imagine if Plato was correct and God's work of a sunrise was the best of the day...it is beautiful but sometimes falls short of the blessings during the day,  the sun set or the prayers fulfilled in the night.

Pass this blog on to a friend. They might need the encouragement. You never know!