Finishing Well

Listening to Tim Belts of Mars Hill Church talking about finishing well. It's moving to hear an older man who has be in various levels of leadership, talk about his struggles, sin, and desire to finish well.

Seasons of Life.

-Stress

Ministry isn't just playtime but the fight for delight in God. How we deal with stress determines the health and well being of ourselves and our families. If you don't deal with stress you will die, emotionally, spiritually, and even physically eventually.

-Sin

Sin is always present. When young pastors hear about moral failure in older man they scoff. Tim warned us that apart from the grace of God many of us our likely to be another statistic.

-Sickness

Because this world is fallen and broken, sickness either in ourselves or in our family will be a factor. How do we deal with this season of life and how do we lead our families in sickness can make the difference in if we finish well or not.

-Strife

There are times of intense difficultly in life and we must abide in christ, not ourselves, our families, our plans, our 401K, our retirement, our savings, etc. There are many seasons of strife in life so how we deal with each one determines the continued pattern we're building into our lives.

-Suffering

We will suffer in this life and there is a way of going about that can bring glory to Christ. How have you encountered suffering in your life and what responses are you modeling for others?

-Success

What happens when you succeeded? When wealth and health are abundant and God has shown you great favor how do you react?

These are simple questions to assess our reactions to life's most important seasons. It's how we respond to these seasons of life that determine whether we finish well or not.

By God's grace may he keep us abiding in Christ, passionate about repenting and fighting sin, and zealous for his glory in every season of our lives.