It is easy to obtain, but it requires work to maintain, and perseverance to sustain. Never produce what you can’t reproduce. Never start something that you can’t keep going. What you do in life produces expectations in others; if you can’t keep it going, it will create a seedbed of disappointment. Everything God produced had the power to reproduce. Elohim is the very first title of God you encounter in the Bible. Genesis 1:1, “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” The Hebrew translation for the name God is EL or Elohim. El describes God’s greatness and glory; it displays God’s power and sovereignty. Elohim brings forth a new dimension to the God of power. Elohim means the God who creates! Embedded in God’s creation is the power to re-create. Therefore, God gets it started and His creative power continues to work within us. When God starts something in your life, it will be sustained. Hallelujah!!! God never starts what He can’t finish. He is the beginning and the end, the author and finisher, the alpha and omega of our faith. Many times we have great ideas, but a great idea must be sustained. Ask yourself the sustainability question. Can I finish? And if I can’t finish this, who will? Just like David, there are some things that you will start, but someone else will finish. God gave David the plans for the temple, but his son Solomon built the temple. You always have to consider the successor to everything you start. What is your succession plan? Who will carry the torch after you? Are you preparing someone now to take your place? God is not just interested in what we produce, but what we are reproducing. You should be reproducing yourself so that when you are called to another assignment, there is no void remaining in your place. If you do not have a successor, then your assignment is not finished. Now, you need to address the sustainability question. Will it Last?