Dear Steve and Samantha,
Don’t worry if it seems you are behind your peers. Some need to start early because their journey is far. Others will join later because they are already halfway to the destination. In the end, everyone is rewarded and it’s not based on how sooner you started. Remember the parables of workers in Matthew 20:1-7. Orange is not a better fruit just because it comes out earlier in the year than Banana. We all have our seasons so, no room for competition. Celebrate with others when they win because yours will soon come. Shalom!