We all have a “someday” list. Someday I’ll start exercising. Someday I’ll write that book. Someday I’ll forgive them. Someday I’ll take that leap of faith. The word “someday” feels harmless, even hopeful, like a promise to ourselves that we haven’t given up on our dreams. But if we are honest, “someday” often becomes an excuse to postpone living the life we are truly called to live. Life has a way of slipping through our fingers when we keep waiting for the perfect moment. There will always be a reason to delay. We tell ourselves we need more money, more time, more courage, or more clarity before we can begin. But deep down, we know that perfect conditions rarely, if ever, come. “Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring” (Proverbs 27:1).
The Bible reminds us that tomorrow is not guaranteed, which means the only day we are promised is today. Faith calls us to live in the present, to trust that God has placed us exactly where we are for a reason. Courage invites us to take a step forward, even when we feel uncertain. Hard work shapes that faith into action. “Someday” may feel safe, but it is a trap, a comfortable lie that convinces us we can put our purpose on hold without consequence. The truth is, every day we spend waiting is a day we never get back. God’s invitation is not to wait until life feels easy, but to step into the abundant, meaningful life He is offering right now.
The Illusion of the Perfect Moment
Waiting for someday is often just fear in disguise. We tell ourselves we’re waiting for the right season or more courage or a better opportunity, but what we’re really doing is delaying our own growth. The perfect moment doesn’t exist. Life will always be busy, complicated, and uncertain. If we want to live fully, we have to step into the moment we have, not the one we wish for. Think about how many dreams have been buried under the weight of “I’ll start when…” We wait until the kids are older, until we feel healthier, until we have more money or more confidence. However, God commands us to walk by faith rather than sight. Faith is the courage to act even when the path is foggy.
The Courage to Begin
Courage doesn’t mean we have no fear, it means we move forward despite it. It means trusting that God is already at work in us and that He will meet us on the road once we take the first step. “Someday” thinking convinces us we need to have it all figured out before we start, but in reality, we learn as we go. Your first step may be small writing that first page, making that first phone call, forgiving someone who hurt you, signing up for that class you’ve been dreaming about. But every small step is a seed, and those seeds grow into the life you are called to live.
Faith and Hard Work Go Hand in Hand
It’s easy to confuse faith with passivity, as if trusting God means sitting back and waiting for Him to drop our dreams in our lap. But faith is active. It calls us to plant, to water, to work, trusting that God will bring the harvest. Hard work is not the opposite of faith, it is the expression of it. You are saying, “God, I trust You with my life, and I believe You can use even my small beginnings for something greater,” each time you devote yourself to your mission and decide to show up rather than wait.
Living Fully Today
Living fully today doesn’t mean being reckless or ignoring wisdom. It means refusing to let fear, doubt, or perfectionism paralyze you. It means showing up to your life, heart open, ready to do what you can with what you have. Maybe you’ve been waiting for “someday” to mend a broken relationship. Maybe you’ve been waiting for “someday” to write that book, start that business, take that trip, or share your faith with someone. Someday is a thief. It steals time, joy, and opportunity. Your life matters today. Your story matters today. The people around you need your light, your words, your presence not in some imaginary future, but right now.
A Call to Action
What if you stopped waiting? What if today you chose one thing, just one that you’ve been putting off, and you took the first step toward it? You don’t need to have all the answers. You don’t need to be fearless. You just need to move. God has given you this moment. Don’t let it pass you by. Someday is not coming, but today is here, full of possibility. Live it fully, courageously, and with faith that the God who began a good work in you will bring it to completion.
In the end, “Someday” is comforting, but it is also the greatest thief of time and purpose. Instead of taking place in the far future, life is unfolding right now. Choosing to act today with faith, courage, and consistent effort is how we honor the gift of time God has given us. The perfect moment will never arrive, but the present moment is always available. Take that first step, however small, and trust that God will guide your path forward. Stop waiting for someday, because today is your chance to live fully and faithfully.
