“Many
people fail in life, not because they didn’t set goals but for the reason that
they set the wrong goals.”
Over the years, I have learned that setting goals do not
guarantee good success. There are times you may set goals and then
succeed in realizing them, but just as you are about to celebrate, you may
suddenly discover the goals you achieved shouldn’t have been set in the first
place. The scripture says, “There is a way that seems right to a man, but in
the end, it leads to death.” This message is repeated twice in the book of Proverbs.
The importance of this message cannot be overemphasized.
Many people fail in life, not because they didn’t set goals but for the reason that they set the wrong goals. They spend their entire lives pursuing the wrong thing. They never realize they are on the wrong path until they get to the end of their lives. To avoid such mistakes, always involve God as you set your goals. The Bible says, “Many are the plans in a man’s heart, but it is the LORD’s purposes that prevails”. God has given us the right and the ability to make plans, but if we want those plans to be on the right path, we ought to seek His guidance.
Prayer/Confession: Holy Spirit, guide me. Amen.
REFERENCES/FURTHER STUDY: Proverbs 16:3-21
All scripture quotations
are from the Holy Bible, New International Version.
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