With every year that comes and goes, I tell myself that something has to change by this time next year. I need to increase my prayer life. I need to have an increased active lifestyle. I need to write more songs. I need to learn outside of my job so I can be successful in my job. The list goes on and on and on.
Yesterday, I had a conversation with my best friend and was reminded of the urgency needed to set goals. Effective goal setting requires commitment and conviction but also the grace of God and willingness to be held accountable. In some cases, it requires radical decisions, feeling uncomfortable, and being ready to sacrifice.
There are a handful of things in my life that have to change. Yesterday, I realized what one of them was. And so I made a goal to turn my life around. It will be challenging just like any other goal. But if it’s done for the glory of God, then I have nothing to lose. This journey will incorporate my willingness to change, to be vulnerable to others, and to cooperate with the grace of God to be better.
Through God’s grace and my cooperation with it, I will be a better man because I have set a goal.