The greatest goal you can have is to __finish __well.

2 Timothy 4:7 – I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.

1. Put yourself totally under the

of God’s Word.

Psalm 119:11 – I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you.

Job 23:12 – I have not departed from the commands of his lips; I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my daily bread.

2. Be accountable to

people.

3. Honor God with your

.

1 Timothy 6:10 – For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.

Malachi 3:10 – Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the Lord Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it.

4. Maintain

purity.

5. By God’s grace, deal with

.

Proverbs 27:4 – Anger is cruel and fury overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy?

6. Be OK with not getting the

.

John 5:44 – How can you believe since you accept glory from one another but do not seek the glory that comes from the only God?

7. Always keep your

.

8. Completely

.

1 Peter 4:8 – Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.

1 Cor. 13:5 – It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.

9. Be a

person.

1 Thessalonians 5:18 – give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.

10. Have a strong

life.

Luke 5:16 – But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed.