God ain't finished with me yet...Philippians 1:6

There are times when we doubt the direction our lives are going in. We lose momentum, get stuck in a rut, or can't seem to make any of our dreams or goals come true. It's at times like these that's it's comforting to know that God has a plan and a purpose for each of his children, and that this process WILL continue regardless of the "success" we're experiencing in life. As Paul wrote, "being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus." Make no mistake, taking fallen sinners, washing them in the blood of Christ, and transforming them into the image and likeness of Christ is a "good work"; there can be no higher. The value of this process (called Sanctification if you want the fancy word) is easy to see, but so is the difficulty. When we look at our own lives, at our faults and shortcomings, we certainly don't compare ourselves to Christ. Don't be discouraged, God has promised you that one day you will stand before him and he will see his Son when he looks at you.