So here’s what I think: The best thing you can do right now is to finish what you started last year and not let those good intentions grow stale. Your heart’s been in the right place all along. You’ve got what it takes to finish it up, so go to it. Once the commitment is clear, you do what you can, not what you can’t. The heart regulates the hands.

2 Corinthians 8:10-12 (TMB)

Good intentions grow stale when our hearts are no longer engaged in what we are doing. It’s one of the main reasons we don’t finish what we start. If there is something Jesus has asked you to do that you just can’t seem to get around to doing, check your heart. Sometimes, it’s not a question of our ability to get it done but our willingness to do so. As Paul said, “Once the commitment is clear, you do what you can […]” When you decide to obey the Lord, you’ll be amazed at what you can accomplish.

[Today’s reading was taken from our devotional, Change Your Story. Purchase a Copy]

Daily Bible Reading (Two reading plans are provided below. The “Entire Bible” plan will take you through the entire Bible this year. The “New Testament” plan will take you through just the New Testament this year.)

• Entire Bible: Contemplation (Use today to catch up on previous chapters, or to read a favorite passage over again.)
• New Testament: Contemplation (Use today to catch up on previous chapters, or to read a favorite passage over again.)