The runner's goal is the finish line. The quarterback seeks the end zone. Lovers want love, workers want paid, parents want obedient children and children want to grow up (or drive me insane, whichever comes first!).
You get the point. Everybody has a goal.
Let me ask you this: What is yours?
Maybe you don't have one?
Wrong! Everyone has a goal. Be it power, money, strength, intelligence, or serving Almighty God--everybody is working for and towards something.
So let me ask you again--what is your goal?
Your goals reveal your faith.
Whatever you are striving for in this life--your goals--reveal what you believe in. If your goal is to be rich, your faith is in money. If your goal is a certain level of authority, you have placed your faith in power, and so on.
I'm not talking about career goals, retirement planning, or other, lesser goals. I'm talking about the overall purpose for your life. You can seek power, wealth, knowledge and many other things without placing your faith in them.
The problem arises when your goal in life becomes something that doesn't really matter, when you put your faith in things which will ultimately let you down.
There is only one goal that counts for eternity.
That goal is the salvation of your soul. And there is only one faith that can bring about that goal--faith in Jesus Christ.
If the goal of your faith is anything less than that, and if your faith is placed anywhere else, you're in for a big surprise--You're going to lose.
The reality is this--everything else, be it fame, fortune, beauty, or the world itself--is going to pass away. It's all temporary, folks! Only you will last forever. And if your goal hasn't been the salvation of your soul, what will you have left?
Nothing.
Goals matter.
Having goals is a good thing. We never strive as hard as when we know what we are working for.
So one last time--What is your goal?
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