Finish-Line Faith: Going On When You Feel Like Giving In

Finish-Line Faith: Going On When You Feel Like Giving In by Proctor, Matt. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780899005638.

“I have fought the good fight. I have finished the Race. I have kept the faith.” - Paul in 2 Timothy 4:7 Question: If the Christian life is a race, have you ever felt like quitting? Timothy did. This young minister was in trouble, under fire, and overwhelmed. So the apostle Paul picks up his pen while in prison and writes Timothy a letter. Paul knows this is his last imprisonment. In just a few short months-or weeks-he will face execution. Second Timothy is the last known letter we have from the apostle’s hand, and in it he issues to Timothy essentially one charge: DON’T QUIT! Be faithful. Persevere. Endure. Don’t give up. Don’t give in. Keep running. Stay on the track, Timothy! Finish strong! Paul is forging in Timothy, a finish-line faith. This letter helps shape that kind of resilient faith, God doesn’t remove hardship from our lives, but in 2 Timothy, He provides the wisdom needed to overcome hardship. These words gave new strength to Timothy’s faltering faith, and they will shoot adrenaline through your weary soul. In this readable study, Matt Proctor weaves Biblical teaching with practical principles. As we eavesdrop on Paul’s advice to his beloved son in the faith, we too will develop finish-line faith. Like a track coach encouraging his athletes, Proctor urges his readers to remember the importance of our mission, and to rely on God’s strengthening grace to finish strong. Matt Proctor has served as a youth minister, preaching minister, Bible college professor, and is now president of Ozark Christian College in Joplin, Missouri. Matt is a lifelong St. Louis Cardinals fan, loves traveling widely to preach about Jesus, and thanks God for his wife, Katie, and their six children: Luke, Lydia, Clara, Carl, Conrad, and Caroline.