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

We are in the final hours of the year. The temptation now is to coast. To write off the next few days. To say, “I’ll start fresh on the 1st.” To let the diet slip, the discipline slide, and the prayer life pause.

That is civilian thinking. That is the mindset of a hireling, not a son. That is the behavior of someone who is watching the clock, not watching the mission.

The Warrior runs through the tape.

How you finish this year dictates how you will enter the next. If you limp across the finish line, you will start the next race injured. If you drift across the line, you will start the next race asleep. Momentum carries over. You are building the velocity for 2026 right now.

Paul’s testimony wasn’t just that he fought; it was that he finished.

Finishing requires a second wind. It requires summoning the will when the body is tired. It requires “The Kick”—that final burst of speed when the end is in sight.

Look at the unfinished business of 2025. Is there an apology you need to make? A project you need to complete? A vow you need to fulfill? A debt you need to pay?

Do it now. Do not carry the baggage of this year into the next. Close the loop. Seal the breach. Finish the race. You have 48 hours. Don’t waste them. Make them count. Enter the New Year empty of regret and full of fire.

The Warrior’s Prayer: Lord, give me the strength to finish strong. I refuse to coast. I refuse to quit before the clock runs out. Show me what needs to be closed, completed, or confessed. I want to enter the new year clean and sharp. Strengthen my hands for this final push. I run to win. Amen.