In August 2006, I set 14 goals that I wanted to complete by August 2007. I gave myself only a year because I wanted to rush and accomplish all of my goals very quickly (patience has always been a weakness of mine BUT I've improved greatly). In retrospect, that time frame was truly unrealistic for all the things that I wanted to do. Now it's May 2008, almost two years since I sat down and wrote that list of goals. I decided to write them down because having them on paper somehow gave me the sense that I couldn't back out. And I made sure to put the list of goals in a place that would force me to look at them often. A bookmark in my bible...I thought that seemed fitting. I bet you're wondering if I reached them all. The answer is no...not yet! I have 4 more to complete and it's possible that every goal will be reached by August 2008. If not, I won't be worried about it. I crossed out the "to be completed by August 2007" part and replaced it with, "to be completed on God's timing." His timing is so much better than mine. Some of the goals were big and some were little. But nevertheless, I need God for the little goals just as much as I need Him for the big ones. It's only a short matter of time before every item on my goal list will be checked off and then it will be time to sit down and make a new one.
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
So My Timing Was Off
In August 2006, I set 14 goals that I wanted to complete by August 2007. I gave myself only a year because I wanted to rush and accomplish all of my goals very quickly (patience has always been a weakness of mine BUT I've improved greatly). In retrospect, that time frame was truly unrealistic for all the things that I wanted to do. Now it's May 2008, almost two years since I sat down and wrote that list of goals. I decided to write them down because having them on paper somehow gave me the sense that I couldn't back out. And I made sure to put the list of goals in a place that would force me to look at them often. A bookmark in my bible...I thought that seemed fitting. I bet you're wondering if I reached them all. The answer is no...not yet! I have 4 more to complete and it's possible that every goal will be reached by August 2008. If not, I won't be worried about it. I crossed out the "to be completed by August 2007" part and replaced it with, "to be completed on God's timing." His timing is so much better than mine. Some of the goals were big and some were little. But nevertheless, I need God for the little goals just as much as I need Him for the big ones. It's only a short matter of time before every item on my goal list will be checked off and then it will be time to sit down and make a new one.
