Finishing strong will require you to face the hard facts and then act by faith.
Nehemiah 2:13 NIV
Nehemiah 2:17-18 NLT
Nehemiah 2:20 NLT
Philippians 1:6 NKJV

Finishing strong requires us to fight against internal and external opposition.
Nehemiah 4:6-10
Nehemiah 4:14-17
Nehemiah 4:21
Nehemiah 6:1-2
Nehemiah 6:2b-3 ESV
Nehemiah 6:4 NLT

Resources for further study in Nehemiah:
Hand Me Another Brick – Charles Swindoll
Visioneering – Andy Stanley