I had a conversation with a friend last night where we discussed whether we were reaching our goals in life. She is a wife and a mother of two small children and I am incredibly blessed and encouraged by her. She carries a heavier load than I actually realize. She is an amazing friend to our neighbor's, she has allowed me and another to live with her family, and I am so grateful.
Coming back to the point, I am so glad we talked about this last night. It's a great question, what are my goals? As a Christian, my first priority is the Kingdom of God. So, I started asking myself these questions...
Am I focused on the Kingdom all the time? Do the decisions I make stem from my belief that I am merely a stranger here on this earth and I am headed to a better place where I will live with my Creator? Do I care enough about people to tell them the knowledge that I have about who God is and the truth of where we are all headed?
This is challenging to me even as I write this. I know that there are areas in my beliefs that are not fully committed to God, because if they were I would be sharing the gospel with everyone I saw.
"Lord, my prayer today is that you would overwhelm me with the knowledge of who you are so that I walk in the reality of the life that I profess to be living. You are truly my all and my goal in this life."
"Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus."
