Becoming Goal-Oriented
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PROGRAM D-6006
Do you know the difference in a wish and a goal? Lots of us wish for many good things, but not too many of us see those good things happen in our lives because we've never turned our wishes into goals.
A goal is something that is realistic and achievable. I could wish all day that I could be an astronaut but that could never be a goal, because it's not achievable for me. A goal has a time schedule and is measurable in some way or another. I may wish to lose weight, but in order to do that, I need to set a goal and a time frame for that goal. "I will lose ten pounds in four weeks." That's a goal.
Given that definition of a goal, are you truly a goal-oriented person, or do you just wish a lot? I find many of us are very good wishers, but not many of us take those wishes and turn them into goals that we work to achieve. Well, after all, wishes don't take any energy or discipline; goals do. Wishes don't require any commitment from us; goals do.
For instance, you may wish that you had a closer walk with God; you may wish that you really knew how to pray with power; you may wish that you knew the Bible better. Those are good wishes, but my friends, until you turn them into goals, you'll get nowhere in your Christian life.
In previous transcripts, I’ve encouraged you to put on the inner garments of Colossians 3 on a daily basis; to set specific guidelines for your thought life and practice bringing your thoughts into captivity; to establish a time each day that you spend getting to know God, and many more. Those are just ideas to help you turn from a wisher into a doer.
Jesus said, Now that you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them (John 13:17).
Do we ever need more Christians who will become goal-oriented doers and not just wishers and dreamers!
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