April 20: YOUR GOAL?

It’s important to have a goal in life, or a purpose, or a direction. Otherwise you would never know then you get there, right? This month in the spring is a very satisfying time for many people, many goals have focused on this month. There will be weddings this month as many achieve a goal of getting a husband or wife. Children will be born this month to couples who had the goal of becoming parents. Many will be obtaining their college degree as they reach a education goal. Some will get their first fulltime employment. Each one reaching a goal will have a sense of personal satisfaction.
To be pitied is the person who has no goal in life. They are continuously walking in circles, repeating the same wasted efforts and growing more bored by the day. Psychological counseling is often needed to break out of this aimlessness. The book of Ecclesiastes in the Bible talks about life without a goal. The writer even says “all of it is meaningless, a chasing after wind.” (Ecclesiastes 2:17) In chapter 12, the writer warns young people to discover God’s purpose early lest they end up with a meaningless life.
Jesus said to a group of fishermen “follow me and I will make you become fishers of men.” (Mark 1:17) A goal-oriented life has a single purpose and unifying direction. When Paul discovered God personally through Jesus he wrote in Galatians 6:14 “May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me and I to the world.” In Philippians 3:14 Paul said “I press toward the goal to win the prize.”
I’m saying that each person needs a reason to get up every morning. There is a need to hear a “trumpet in the morning” calling you to a positive living of life and making a difference in your world. Regardless of age, social situation, or health limitations; life must have a purpose. Compare this to M.L. King saying “I have a dream”.
Congratulations to all of you who have reached a goal this month! I hope it has brought you great satisfaction. Now, what will you do with the rest of your life? Christians say “we make it our goal to please Him.” (2 Corinthians 5:9)

“Creator God, you had a dream for each of us when you created us.
Thank You! Through Your Spirit, help us to discover Your dream. Amen”