There’s a phrase I’ve heard a thousand times: “It’s not how you start, it’s how you finish.”
And I get it—finishing matters. Finishing builds legacy. Finishing earns respect.
But here’s the part people forget:
If you don’t start… you can’t finish.
You can literally change the entire trajectory of your life with one simple decision—a start. A first step. A moment when faith rises just enough to push you forward. A moment where something inside you says, “Okay… let’s do this.”
We underestimate that moment.
We underestimate the power packed into a beginning.
Because starting is emotional.
Starting holds both excitement and anxiety.
Starting whispers possibilities while fear whispers what-ifs.
And yet… every meaningful thing in our lives—every breakthrough, every relationship, every change, every accomplishment—was born in that fragile little moment called start.
It’s why I love Mondays.
Most people dread them.
I welcome them.
Monday is a built-in reminder from God: Here’s a fresh start.
A reset.
A new mercy.
A clean page where nothing has been written yet.
Our lives are full of endless possibilities—but possibilities don’t become reality until we decide to move. At some point, we have to stop rehearsing the excuses, stop overthinking the risks, stop polishing the plans… and just start.
Start the habit.
Start the conversation.
Start the healing.
Start the business.
Start the apology.
Start the prayer.
Start the walk.
Start the change.
It doesn’t have to be pretty.
It doesn’t have to be perfect.
It just has to begin.
Because that first little step—the one nobody else notices—that’s the one that unlocks the finish line.
So today, whatever dream God has been whispering to your heart… whatever assignment you’ve been delaying… whatever change you know you need to make…
Start.
Your finish depends on it.