I don’t think it’s true that starting is half the battle. I’ve started many projects in my life which I intended to finish and never did. I don’t really have a problem starting. Starting properly, however, is another matter.
For me, starting properly means thinking about the conditions that will most likely allow me to finish and then doing what I can to set up those conditions. Sometimes this means lowering my expectations of how much I can complete in a day or a week. Sometimes it means rearranging my schedule or enlisting help. Sometimes it means cutting something good out of my life so I can pursue something better.
The other half of the battle, in my opinion, is beginning again . . . and again . . . and again. Learning from mistakes instead of giving up altogether. Adjusting my approach. Taking a break and starting again fresh.
I’ve gotten sidetracked the past few days from progress in my prayer experiment. Dealing with illness and a busier than normal schedule in the family has distracted me. These things should have prompted me to press more into God, but they did not.
At this point, I can give up, as I have before. Or I can say, “It’s time to begin again.”
I choose to start again.
God is the Lord of new beginnings–every day.
I sure am glad He does things over and over again!
This is so true, Rachelle, when we make a commitment to something new in our lives we need to make sure there is room for it, and as you say sometimes this means we have to let go of something else.