It would be great if things in life would work out like we envisioned them. Often we prepare to do something and as soon as we begin speaking, the exchange does not go as we expected. Most of us do not envision the pitfalls in our plans. We miss the things that can distract us or get in the way of what we are trying to do. Bro. Hughes asks the question: “What do we do when we find difficulties in the path of what we believe God is doing in our life?” “What do you do when change does not come easy?”

In our text, we have an answer to that question: We must let God work until He is finished, and not give up before He has completed His work. The bible tells us that Jesus spit into the blind man’s eyes. That cannot have been a comfortable situation for him, but surly he was willing to submit to whatever means Jesus had in mind in order to restore his sight. We do not always like the methods that God uses, but we must do it God’s way. This story is the only biblical account of a progressive miracle. All the others were instantaneous. This miracle shows us that sometime we have to wait on God to complete the work He is doing. If the blind man had walked away after the first touch, he would not have been made whole. He went from blind to being able to see a little. God never does a half work in our life. Whatever God begins, He begins for the purpose of total restoration and we must stick around for the complete work.

Do we want things to be better, or do we want them to be restored? If we get a little blessing and then go away, likely we will be back in the same situation again. Bro. Hughes declare that he would rather let the work be finished and not walk away before He gets though doing what He is wanting to do.