Happy First Monday  of the year. Everyone is loud about starting the year strong —new goals, new planners, new pressure. But let me offer you something more honest: What if you need to start the year slow? Slow doesn’t mean stagnant. Slow doesn’t mean disobedient. Slow and steady still wins the race. Scripture reminds us in Ecclesiastes 7:8 (KJV) in short, that the end of a thing is better than its beginning —and that patience outweighs pride. Translation? God is not impresse