Finish Strong

It seems like nearly once a month I hear about someone I greatly respect or someone who has led a solid ministry falls into sin or gets burned out and are now out of the ministry. It happens way too often and always breaks my heart. Paul writes in 2 Timothy 4:7 "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith." This is not a sprint it's a marathon and we have to pace ourselves and finish strong. A couple of points to help in this journey to not fall away.

Always have your personal time with God. Whenever we stop spending time with God on a daily basis it's a quick and slippery slope.

Keep your family together. If you lose your ministry you will still have your family, but if you lose your family you will lose your ministry too.

Deal with sin before it's too late. Get accountability, get counseling, pray hard and don't let it escalate.

Never say it couldn't happen to you. It can happen to anyone so we all have to always be on guard and always desperate for Jesus to help us.