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"Mortals make elaborate plans but God has the last word." Proverbs 16:1
God is into goals. I’m sure of it. He had a goal to form a nation called Israel which still stands today. And most importantly, He fulfilled the goal to bring salvation to mankind through the person of Jesus Christ. Goals are different than desires, wants, wishes and intentions. They are purposeful intentions to complete an established course.
Years ago, Mike McCormick did a study of Harvard Grads in the MBA program who were furthering their education. For the most part, all very successful people to have achieved what they did so early in life. He asked them a simple question, “How many of you have written down goals in your life?”
He received an interesting response:
3% had goals and plans
13% had goals but no plans
84% had no goals and no plans
Years later, they evaluated their lives and came to a revealing discovery:
The 84% (who had no goals and no plans) had limited success
The 13% (who had goals but no plans) on average were making 2x’s more than those in the 84% category
The 3% (who had goals and plans) on average were making 10x’s more than the 13% group (who had goals but no plans)
While surveys of this nature tend to be finance-oriented, there is an important principle that is revealed in that the greatest results and purposes come to people who see and develop a plan in life. In Nehemiah 1, we find the Cupbearer-turned-Contractor had both a goal and a plan to reconstruct Jerusalem’s walls. Within 52 days, he changed the face of his nation.
Author Brian Tracy said, “If I could do one thing in 5 minutes that will change your life more than anything else it is this:
Write down goals
Make a plan
Work on your plans each day
This year can be different. Set a goal and make a plan…watch what God can do through you.
Question:
1) Name one goal you would like to see happen?
2) Break it down into 3-4 parts and start today
Copyright 2016 - Terry Risser
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