Beginning and Perfecting

There is so much joy in seeing a project completed until the end--especially if the project is a person. As a Personal Trainer, I have had the privilege of seeing the end product of a lot of dedication, consistency, and hard work paying off, big time. Self-esteem built up as weight loss goals are met, the ability to walk without fear of falling, and the ability to do a sport or activity that hadn't been done for 10 years or more are just few of the wonderful things that I have witnessed and been able to be a part of. Yesterday, one of my clients broke his all-time best record for a 5K run on the treadmill. His goal was to finish at under 24 minutes. He came through with a run of 23:16. He faced oxygen deprivation and that fear of not being able to finish the last part of the mile at the pace he had set. But he did it--we worked hard to train him to this point and he did it! His official race is this coming Saturday and I know he will do an excellent job. Go Art!

We are all a work in progress, but I believe our Heavenly Father just loves it, when He can check off some of the character qualities He has been wanting to develop and see in us. He puts us in situations to build our faith and our endurance so that when the real "race"/trial comes, we will run the race well and finish strong.

Philippians 1:6 "For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus."