Women who put their makeup on in their car. Husbands who never stop and ask for directions when they are lost. You could add your own list of junk to these aggravations. These unpleasant irritations can steal our effectiveness. Maybe you started an outdoor project like landscaping your yard and it still has not yet been completed.
Unfinished business is a source of continual pressure.
When Ezra and Nehemiah started to rebuild the wall around Jerusalem there was great support. They started the project with great enthusiasm but stopped when it was only partially completed. For fifteen years no work was done. I can imagine that every time Zerubbabel or Ezra looked at the wall, they experienced the frustration of unfinished business. Our Lord Jesus gives us words about the importance of finishing what we start.