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I'm honestly just...tired
Published 20 days ago • 2 min read
Hey [CORRECTED_NAME GOES HERE], I think there's a good reason why the Bible tends to use the metaphor of athletes and sports to help us understand life. There are so many parallels that make a lot of sense.
One of my favorite sentences that Paul ever wrote in the Bible comes in his second letter to Timothy, considered one of the final letters he ever wrote. He says this:
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. - 2 Timothy 4:7
Notice that Paul doesn't say he won the race. He finished it, and he did so having fought well and keeping the faith (important!).
As we come to the end of the year, it always feels like there's so much left to do before it ends: parties to prepare for, things we need to buy, friends and family we need to visit.
I'm honestly just tired. I'm sure you are as well? But I've determined that I want to finish well.
It's easy to set goals and habits at the beginning of the year. But what you do finish the year is what actually matters.
This week, I have a very short (3 minutes!) video and podcast episode explaining the simple but scary step I'm taking to finish strong.
And I invite you to find your own version of this as well!
đź“Ł how are you going to Finish Strong?
This is the part of our annual Bible memory journey that gets hard. Life is busy. We're all tired. Please take 3 minutes to watch or listen to how I'm going to approach this (and what you can do as well).
"For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord."
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Liz House is passionate about igniting hearts to love Jesus and His Word. She wears many hats—wife, mother of five, author, speaker, and podcaster—and her faith intersects everything she does. Liz encourages others to dig deep into the Bible and discover its hidden treasures via an email newsletter, a podcast and even a book!
Join 10,000+ Christians around the world who want to memorize more of God's Word! Josh provides weekly encouragement and ideas that go beyond just rote memorization (repeating over and over). Learn how to internalize and apply the Bible in your life like never before!