“I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.”

2 Timothy 4:6-8

READ 2 Timothy 4:6–8

My mom was one of the bravest women I have ever met. She fought breast cancer head-on for four years and never gave up. Chemotherapy, radiation, surgeries, long drives for treatment, sometimes every day. Through all of it, she kept telling us she was fine and that she was going to beat it.

Paul wrote these words near the end of his life. He wasn’t saying he’d won every battle. He was saying he stayed faithful to the end. That’s what my mom did.

REFLECT

What fight are you facing right now? What would it look like to stay faithful in it today?

PRAY

Lord, give me strength to keep going when the fight is long. Help me finish my race faithfully. Amen

TODAY’S STEP

Write down the name of someone who showed you what perseverance looks like, and thank God for them.