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Paul the Apostle was someone who believed that everyone’s best days were still in front of them. He believed with this deep conviction that, God’s not finished with me yet. He’s not finished with my church yet. He’s not finished with my family yet. He’s not finished with Israel yet. He’s not done yet.

No matter how old you are, no matter how bad you’ve missed it, no matter how bad things look, don’t worry. God’s not finished yet. If you haven’t seen the breakthrough, God’s not finished yet. If you haven’t seen the miracle, if things haven’t turned around for the good, don’t worry. God’s not finished.

Paul writes in Philippians 1:6, “There’s never been the slightest doubt in my mind that the God who started this great work in you would keep at it and bring it to a flourishing finish, to the very day that Christ Jesus appears.” See, God’s not setting us up to leave us halfway finished. No, He wants to bring us to a flourishing finish, which means that our best days are right in front of us.

God wants to use all generations, genders, and ethnicities. He wants to use you no matter how bad you’ve missed it in the past.

Maybe you’ve had failed businesses or failed marriages. Maybe you’ve made some mistakes, and you’re thinking to yourself, “God’s done with me. God can’t use me. He’s not going to use me in ministry again. He’s not going to give me another business. I declared bankruptcy. I’m never going to walk in financial freedom.” You need to stop accepting those self-limiting beliefs, those self-limiting lies, those God-limiting lies.

God can turn things around. He can get you on the right track. When we’re younger, it’s easier for us to accept that truth. God’s not finished with me yet; but the older we get, sometimes, we get stale. We get comfortable and complacent, and we start to think, “Well, maybe this is just the way that I am. Maybe I’m stuck with this bad habit. Maybe I’ll never change. Maybe this is as good as it gets.”

But we’ve got to continue to remove preconceived notions of our capacity. Let’s lift off the lids, caps, and bars of our success. Let’s believe that God’s still working in our lives.

Your latter days will be greater than your former days! Stay active in the dreams of your future. Stay active in your quest for God’s will in your life. There is more for you to do and accomplish. God wants to use you.