Proverbs 16:3 "Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and your plans will succeed."
We are called by God to not only hear His Word but then to put it into practice - to do something about it through setting goals.
We are now several weeks into the new year of 2012, and so many make resolutions for the new year, and many more fail. How are yours working out for you? Good I hope.
One thing about resolutions, or goals in general is to set ATTAINABLE goals.
Many people set a goal to lose weight and they go to extremes, I am going to lose 30 pounds by valentines day, or I am going to work out every day for an hour and they have never worked out before. In goals like this we set ourselves up to fail.
Perhaps it is better to set goals we can accomplish and then modify them as we reach them. Like I am going to lose 5 pounds by valentines day, or I am going to work out 20 minutes 5 days a week.
Things we can do, we can accomplish. things that are ATTAINABLE.
Many of us set unreachable goals knowing there is nothing we can do to reach them and then we fail and excuse it by the same account that it was unrealistic.
Reaching a goal requires action, not just to authenticate what you should or already do,(like being a good parent) or justify something you want to do.
God created us to mature, to grow and change, not to stand on the sidelines of life.
So if your new year's resolutions are not working for you, set some new goals, be real and set some you know you can reach, and when you get there, look back, feel good about your progress and set a new one!
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