Though life is a voyage of uncertainty, planning smoothens it. A plan is a strategy to achieve a set goal. In order to plan there is need for a goal. An organised person does not live life anyhow, but has goals to achieve. A goal is a destination of something planned to achieve; it is the place designated as the end. Living a life without a goal or goals, is like living and empty life; a life actually going nowhere. There are a lot of pressures in life, but don’t be tossed to and fro by them. Be led by your set goals to achieve your dreams.
“Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and your plans will succeed.”(Proverbs 16:3 NIV)
God is willing to help us make our plans a success if we commit them to Him. As long as our plans are not evil, by committing them to the Almighty our steps will be guided on the path to follow until we reach the beautiful end of it. What is it that is going to happen to a man or woman without a plan for life? What then is to be committed to the Lord?
The Bible says, “Where there is no vision, the people perish...” Proverbs 29:18. Without a vision, goal, for life, you will be heading nowhere. They say, “failure to plan is planning to fail”. Be visionary about your life. Be able to picture out what your life should be in years to come, then do whatever right and necessary to make that beautiful picture a reality. Focus, discipline and diligence, are the keys to achieve anything in the right way.
Having a goal about life does not guarantee its achievement. They say, “A goal properly set is halfway reached”. Having a goal gives a sense of direction. By having a direction, it will be easy to follow through. To fully achieve a goal there is a process that needs to be followed with patience, diligence and discipline. Achieving a goal is a journey on its own. How the journey begins matters, but how it goes and how it ends matters most.
I believe everyone has dreams. Everyone wants to live well, happy, satisfied, healthy and prosperous. The problem is, we have so many dreamers, but very few are willing to go through the process of actualising those dreams. So many will never start, some will end as soon as the journey begins, others will stop halfway through, and few will reach their destinations.
Those who will never start.
These are people who keep on procrastinating. No matter how passionate they are, they never seem to start. The reason being whenever they feel like starting, indiscipline stops them causing them to give excuses each time.
Those who end as soon as they begin.
These are people who would love to enjoy the end result of doing something useful, but are unwilling to go through the entire process. As a result they stop before getting to the end. These people are afraid of taking the risk following a decision to change. According to them, everything should be provided on a silver platter without them having to put any effort. That’s their ideal lifestyle.
Those who stop halfway through.
These are people who desire to accomplish something so badly. However they fail to keep the momentum and that’s why they stop before they get to the end. They come across obstacles midway, and they believe that’s the end of the road. They fail to embrace the pain, hence giving up. They get so limited by their minds and cannot think through the problem and come up with new avenues. Therefore, before they get there, they find themselves at the starting point.
Those who reach their destination.
These are disciplined people who stop at nothing to achieve their goals. They do what is necessary no matter how challenging it appears to be.
Which one are you?
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