"Now finish the work, so that your eager willlingness to do it may be matched by your completion of it, according to your means." - 2 Corinthians 8:11

I have the tendency to not follow through with projects that I begin. My closet at home is filled with the clutter of unfinished projects, from a pink and gray striped scarf to an artistic altered book on my high school life. Because of this annoying habit, I usually wait until the last minute on school assignments because I know I'll work more efficiently under pressure, because in that situation, I have no choice but to finish it.

I think one of the most remarkable things about this human tendency to not finish, though, is its contrast with our Maker. After the busyness of this past week, with my status report and then my 10-page FNCE103 industry study, I was really blessed by my reflection today that I am a work in progress, but God thinks of me as a masterpiece that He will finish.

During Passion, there were so many times when I really felt convicted about my inadequacies and all the parts that would earn a "Needs Improvement" on my report card for life. However, the true blessing was being reminded that our God is one who responds to our weaknesses with unconditional love and gentle mercy.

I love the chorus of Chris Tomlin's song, "Wonderful Maker":

What a wonderful Maker
What a wonderful Savior
How majestic Your whispers
And how humble Your love
With a strength like no other
And the heart of a Father
How majestic Your whispers
What a wonderful God.

So for those of you who, like me, are just terrible about finishing things that you start, take comfort and rest assured in the faithfulness of our Wonderful Maker, "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."

Praise the Lord. :)