As Long As He Sought God

 ¹Then all the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in the room of his father Amaziah.
   ²He built Eloth, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers.
   ³Sixteen years old was Uzziah when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty and two years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Jecoliah of Jerusalem.
   ⁴And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father Amaziah did.
   ⁵And he sought God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the visions of God: and as long as he sought the LORD, God made him to prosper.

Uzziah started well, obeying the laws of God. According to God's principle, He stood by Uzziah as long as the king obeyed His laws. God helped him marvelously to conquer  very strong enemies, to defend his kingdom against invading armies and to invent advanced weapons of war. But Uzziah did not finish well; he became proud because of his success and began to walk contrary to God's laws. This brought about his destruction. He died a leper. In which category are you? Those who start well but end badly? Or those who start badly, but end well by turning to God? Or those who start well, continued and end well?
Point of Emphasis: When a person turns aside from God's way, he follows the downward path to destruction.