It is better to finish something than to start it. It is better to be gentle and patient than to be proud and impatient. [Ecclesiastes 7:8 (ERV)]

Oh Lord, it’s easy to have a vision but not as easy seeing it through to completion. Sometimes a task is far greater than expected and we lose confidence. Other times, we over-estimate our abilities and under-estimate our willingness to work. We want quick results and get discouraged when a task takes a long time; it’s so easy to get distracted when progress is slow.

Keep us focused Lord. Reassure us that, when you give us a task, you will give us the ability to complete it. Fill us with your spirit so that we have the self-discipline, skill, and patience needed to complete the work you’ve given us.

In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins, not through strength but by perseverance. [H. Jackson Brown, Jr.]