"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-
Terry Risser
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