Are you finished yet?

I was talking to my homeboy Chauncey the other day and somehow we got on the subject of "finishing". Actually, it came up when he started telling me the story of how he was playing a game of 21 with his buddy and the score was 20-15. He had the 20 and was at the free throw line with the opportunity to score the winning basket. "Ant?" "Yeah?", I replied. "Do you know that I lost that game?" He went on to say that it didn't matter how well he played up to the 20 points, he didn't go all the way.

I began to ponder the times in my life when I wanted to quit something. There have been times when I wanted to quit and I did, and other times when I wanted to but didn't...thankfully the latter is more often the case in my life. I gotta tell you, the pain of finishing is nothing in comparison to the pain of NOT finishing. Why run 26 miles and not finish out the 0.2 Crazy, right?

Here's some tips on helping you finish:

1. Proverbs 16:3, Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and your plans will succeed. (Self explanatory)
2. Surround yourself with people that have either done it or are working towards a common goal. I love positive peer pressure.
3. One bite at a time. (i.e. Don't think about the 4 years to complete the college degree, focus on one semester at a time...)