Day 30: 10 Years From Now
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The next ten years is going to happen with or without your permission. If you start taking steps now, in ten years, you could be spiritually flourishing, emotionally healed, or mentally well. Your relationships could be restored. Your finances could be in order.
Your bucket list could be ticked off, and your career could be completely satisfying. Or you can do nothing — and ten years will happen anyway. All that will change is the appearance of your face.In the space of ten years, an unfit person could climb Mount Everest. An illiterate person could learn another language. The musically inclined could master an instrument.
A lot can happen in ten years. If you need to see significant change, it may not happen by the end of next week. But if you make some wise choices now, a decade from now, you could be a completely different person.
Today is a good day to take that first step.
Let’s Talk
Over the last 30 days, we’ve walked through some hard truths and deep reflections. We’ve laughed at idiot monkeys, cried with those carrying the weight of mental illness, sat in the silence with Elijah, and shared wisdom from nit-infested classrooms and boxing rings.
But here’s the final truth: your life will move forward whether you shape it or not.
Time doesn’t wait for your healing to feel ready. It doesn’t pause until the grief gets lighter. It doesn’t slow down for better circumstances.
That’s why today matters.
You don’t have to overhaul your life by tomorrow. But you can choose one intentional step forward.
Not perfection.
Not a miracle.
Just movement.
Because when healing is slow and faith is weary, what matters most is momentum — small, steady, Spirit-led momentum.
Scripture
“Do not despise these small beginnings, for the Lord rejoices to see the work begin.”
— Zechariah 4:10a (NLT)
God is not waiting for you to be fully fixed before He celebrates your life. He rejoices at beginnings. At first steps. At the quiet courage it takes to say, “I’m not where I want to be… but I’m not staying stuck either.”
Mental Health Moment
Change isn’t instant — it’s incremental.
Some days, all you can do is survive. Other days, you take a step toward thriving. But over time, those small steps compound — and they matter more than you think.
Dr. Curt Thompson, a Christian psychiatrist, writes:
“We become what we pay attention to, and for what we give our attention to — day after day — shapes our neural pathways, our relationships, and our sense of God's presence.”
That means healing and growth is possible — not through one perfect prayer or breakthrough moment, but through the slow, steady work of showing up. Going to you session, being honest in community and taking a breath before reacting.
God isn’t asking you to leap — He’s inviting you to walk.
And even when it feels slow, you're not stuck. You're being shaped.
Spiritual Practice for the Final Time
Take 15 minutes today to daydream about your life 10 years from now — not from a place of pressure, but from a place of possibility.
What would it look like if you were more healed than you are today?
If you were at peace?
If your faith was strong, and your community was rich?
If you were living your God-given purpose?
Now: what’s one small step you can take today toward that vision?
Write it down. Put it on the fridge. Tell someone. Start.
Journal Prompt
What have I learnt about myself during this course?
What have I learnt about God during this course?
How am I going to live differently from now on?
