You can’t stay at the starting line forever.

“Therefore let us leave the elementary doctrine of Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God.”

Hebrews 6:1 (ESV)

Foundations matter. You can’t build anything worth keeping without one. But a foundation is meant to be built on — not lived on.

Some of us spend years circling the same ground with God. We start and stop. We keep revisiting the same lessons. We ask for the same forgiveness but never move into what comes next.

Growth means building on what God has already done in you. It means trusting that the basics are secure, so you can step into deeper obedience, bolder faith, and greater love.

The starting line is exciting, but it’s not the destination. The race was meant to be run.

So take a step. Try something new in your walk with God. Forgive that person you’ve been avoiding. Serve in a way that stretches you. Open your Bible to a book you’ve never studied before. Pray a prayer that feels too big.

You were made for more than the start.

Father, thank You for the foundation You’ve given me in Christ. Help me to build on it with courage and faith. Move me from what’s familiar into what will grow me. Don’t let me settle when You’ve called me forward. In Jesus’ name, amen.