Day 45 – Finish Strong
Starting Is Easy!
Scripture: Philippians 1:6 (KJV)
“Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ.”
Episode Summary:
Starting Is Easy!
But finishing? That’s where faith gets tested.
This day’s message is for the weary… the wavering… the ones who’ve been walking but wondering: “Will I ever make it?”
God didn’t call you to start strong just to watch you burn out.
He began the good work—and He will perform it until the end.
If you’ve been feeling like quitting, this word is your reminder:
You’re closer than you think.
And God finishes what He starts.
Key Power Points:
🔹 Starting takes courage, but finishing takes commitment
🔹 The middle is where most battles are lost—but also where most victories are born
🔹 God’s presence doesn’t end when progress slows—He performs the work to completion
🔹 Your weakness does not cancel His plan
🔹 Finishing strong doesn’t mean perfect—it means faithful
Today’s Prayer Excerpt:
“Lord, I may be tired, but I trust You.
I may not see the finish line, but I know You’re still writing.
Give me focus, fire, and grace to endure.
Because what You started in me… You will finish.”
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This is The Simple Walk – 50 Days of Light.
Day 45 – Finish Strong
Starting Is Easy!
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Episode Transcript
The simple walk.
Speaker 2 (00:24):
Fifty days of light, day forty five, Finish strong. The
scripture is Philippians, chapter one, verse six. Being confident of
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this very thing, that He which hath begun a good work.
Speaker 1 (00:51):
In you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ.
Anybody can and start.
Speaker 2 (01:02):
But Heaven honors the one who finishes. Starting doesn't require faith,
but finishing requires endurance.
Speaker 1 (01:17):
Finishing requires focus.
Speaker 2 (01:21):
Finishing requires knowing that the God who began the work.
Speaker 1 (01:26):
Is still in it.
Speaker 2 (01:29):
And sometimes the greatest battle in your walk is not
what happened at the beginning. It's pressing forward in the middle,
when your strength feels like it's failing and the finished
line feels far away. But here the word today. You're
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not done yet, and God hasn't let go of you.
God say that again, You're not done yet, and God
hasn't let go of you.
Speaker 1 (02:12):
He didn't invest purpose in you to abandon it.
Speaker 2 (02:17):
He didn't speak destiny over you to change his mind.
He didn't bring you through the fire, flood, heartbreak and
healing just to drop you halfway through the race.
Speaker 1 (02:35):
No, Beloved, he will perform it.
Speaker 2 (02:39):
You're not finishing in your own strength. You're finishing in grace.
You're finishing with oil. You're finishing with power from on high.
Every delay that tried to wear you down, every voice
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that tried to convince you to quit, every detour that
made you question your direction, God will steal finish what
he started. Even if your hands are shaking, even if
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your circle has shrunk, even if you stumbled or had
to start again. He's still writing your story and the
ending will glorify him.
Speaker 1 (03:40):
So don't let the enemy make you fear the middle.
Don't measure your.
Speaker 2 (03:45):
Future by your fatigue. Don't let comparison make you forfeit
your crown. He that began the work will perform it,
and you will finish strong. Let's pray. Father, you are
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the author and you are the finisher. So today I
renew my strength in you. I shake off the dust.
I refuse to quit. I silenced every lie that said
I've gone too far, or waited too long, or failed
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too deeply.
Speaker 1 (04:38):
You are still performing the work in me, and.
Speaker 3 (04:42):
What you started you will complete. Give me focus, give
me endurance, give me the fire to finish. I declare
with confidence, I will finish strong.
Speaker 2 (05:05):
In Jesus's mighty name. Amen, before you go. If today's
word pierced. You don't scroll past it, click like, share
this message and make sure you subscribe. These fifty days
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of Light are setting fire to the darkness and we
are just getting started.
Speaker 1 (05:37):
Meet me back here tomorrow.
Speaker 2 (05:40):
Don't walk alone, walk with me.
Speaker 1 (05:46):
This is the simple walk.
Speaker 2 (05:49):
Fifty Days of Light, Day forty five. Finish strong, God
bless you today.
Speaker 1 (06:03):
Bye.
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