I have the privilege of meeting with a mentor in ministry every few weeks. We meet because I want to download over 40 years of ministry from his life and learn. One of the things he has on his mind right now is finishing WELL. Not just finishing… but finishing WELL. He is fully aware his adult children are watching. He has transitioned in his life and the transition is important. He thinks about how he carries himself at this stage in his life.

His conversations are forefront in my mind as I teach in college… at the end of the semester… I watch students falter at the finish.

Faltering at the finish of a semester may be okay. It’s a good time to learn. But LEARN we must. Learn to live for the marathon, not the sprint. Learn to PACE.

Learn the deep YES of your life so you can have the guts to say NO to things when a NO is needed!

It’s not about how you start. It’s about how you finish.