A problem with unfinished work is that you don’t get to experience the full joy of the completed task. For instance, suppose you bought a bicycle for your child for Christmas. However, the bicycle comes unassembled. On Christmas Eve, you begin to put the bicycle together but can’t finish the task before falling asleep. When your child comes into the room and sees the bike, they are filled with joy and thanksgiving. But when they realize that they can’t ride the bicycle yet, the joy is diminished.
Philippians 1:6 says, “And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.” God accepts us just as we are. But He loves us so much that He wants us to become more like Him. We should not be satisfied with who we are right now, but we should earnestly desire God’s work in us to form us into His likeness.
Reluctant Retiree 