Start

If you don't start some where, it's certain you won't arrive any where. So much is said about the culmination of our journey, but to get to the end there has to be a beginning. Some start fast and fizzle out before they get half way. Others move cautiously and never progress for fear of the risk. Still there are those who forsake houses and lands and press on until they finish their task. That's the group I want to be a part of.

It's not hard to begin the race, but it takes perseverance to complete it. There are obstacles in your path that will do their very best to trip you up, plus stumbling blocks you never expected to encounter as a child of God. Immunity is off the table when it comes to trials, temptations, and failures. Remember to get anywhere you have to start. You will deal with the stuff you have to as you come across it, but don't let it be a hinderance to you're beginning.

It is said that every story has a beginning, a middle, and an end. What will your story say about you? Will it say that you started from humble beginnings or that you were satisfied where you were? Will it share that you started and failed several times before you succeeded or that you refused to try. Will it express regret and sorrow because you missed out on opportunities in your journey because you thought it easier to play it safe? Your story, especially the middle and end part, cannot happen unless you are willing to begin to do what you know you're supposed to do.

My middle brother was the last of us three boys to accept the call to preach. He was and still is a successful business man, but he felt the leading to start a new church. That was almost 25 years ago. He's still pastoring the same church today that he started. It's not been an easy journey. He has been wounded, along with his family, along the way. Yet, his journey would never had taken place unless he started by being obedient to God's call all those many years ago. Sure, he's felt like all of us from time to time and wanted to give up, but he's hung in there and trusted God. God is rewarding him for his faithfulness with new people and a new harvest.

If you haven't embarked on your journey, there's no better time to do so than now. Now is the day of salvation, now is the day of blessing, and now is the time for new beginnings. When the door of opportunity opens, walk in it and be blessed. If you want to get to your destination it begins by putting one foot in front of the other. Start with faith and let your journey begin!