Permission to Start Slow
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 impressed by rushed...