This is just a start...it's a place to start from. It's a place in which I can just look back on and say, "I was able to build up from that point." Or build down...I wonder if that is what God said when He perfectly created the Heavens and the Earth? "I started with nothing, but look how beautiful it looks now." It started as nothing and was made into something beautiful. I wonder if that statement is what the the Nazi's said in WWII? "We started the war with this amazing, strategical leader, and yet all it caused was death and destruction." So, just by those two examples I can say that the start of something doesn't necessarily predict the outcome of a situation. Now, this does not mean that the start is not important. For a building cannot be structurally sound without a firm base to hold it up. Neither can a Christian stand firm if the correct cornerstone (Christ) is not in place. But the start is only the start. It is not the whole story. The same can be said about the conclusion also. It is not just the end, but in many ways....it is. The middle is rather important though. If the middle of a bridge is not sturdy then multitude of cars at rush hour cannot pass over it. The in-betweens of life are also rather important, or life really doesn't exist. Without a middle, there is no story, no living. I think it is when we learn that every moment of every day is important, that we truly start living. So maybe the beginning and end give answers to what the story might look like, but what fills that story and gives you and I that answer is always in the middle...
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