He is the Author and Finisher (祂是創始成終者)

SCRIPTURE 經文
"Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith…"
(Hebrews 12:1-2a, NKJ).
我們既有這許多的見證人、如同雲彩圍著我們、就當放下各樣的重擔、脫去容易纏累我們的罪、存心忍耐、奔那擺在我們前頭的路程、仰望為我們信心創始成終的耶穌。
(希伯來書 12:1-2a)

WORD 信息
Do you ever feel like there are major obstacles in your path to fulfilling your destiny? Maybe you don’t see how you could ever accomplish your dreams, or how you can get well, or how a legal situation will ever get resolved. Maybe the negative thoughts are telling you “It’s over. Just accept it. It’s never going to get any better.” But my encouragement to you is that God is a faithful God! He’s called the Author and the Finisher of our faith. God will never start something that He cannot finish. That promise He put in your heart—that you’re going to be healed, that you’re coming out of debt, that your family will be restored—God has every intention of bringing those promises to pass.
When God put the dream in your heart, He already had a completion date. He can already see it done. You may not see how it can happen. It may be taking a long time. All the odds are against you. But if you’ll just keep believing, keep praying, and keep being your best, then God promises He is going to finish what He started in you!

你曾感到在完成使命之途有許多的障礙嗎? 也許你不明白你怎麼總是能實現夢想，或者你怎麼能過得很好，或者法律上的事件總是會獲得解決。也許負面的思想正告訴你”完玩了。就接受它吧。不可能更好了。” 但是我要鼓勵你的是上帝是信實的上帝! 祂稱作我們信心的創始成終者。上帝絕不會啟動祂無法完成的事情。祂放在你心裡的應許 – 你將被治癒，你將脫離負債，你的家庭將會修復 – 上帝會全心讓那些應許發生。
當上帝將夢想放在你心上時，祂已經有完成的日期了。祂已經可以看到它被實現了。你也許不明白它會如何發生。也許需要花上一段時間。你的成功機率很小。但是如果你願意單單保持相信，不住地禱告，和保持你最佳狀況，然後上帝應許祂將會完成在你身上所啟動的。

PRAYER 禱告
Father God, thank You for being the Author and Finisher of my faith. I choose to submit every area of my mind, will, and emotions to You. I invite You to have Your way in me and complete what You’ve started in my life. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.
父神，謝謝祢作我信心的創始成終者。我選擇交託每一個心思、意念和情感給祢。我邀請祢讓祢的道行在我身上而且完成祢已經我生命中所啟動的。奉主耶穌的名求，阿們。