Eye On The Goal

Ever since turning 25, I have noticed a change in myself. 25…It’s just a number right? It’s not a magical milestone where life becomes clear and one’s purpose is suddenly discovered in a ray of light. If only it happened like that. However, I have seen some differences in my thinking…my perspective…my view. It was like all the sudden the little things that mattered, no longer matter. Those moments that I dwelled on because of ridiculous mistakes or mishaps or those people who just kind of vanished from my life with little explanation, seem in vain. I started noticing the change a few weeks ago. It was like all of the sudden, I didn’t care. Not so much about the people or the incidences, but the…offense. The hurt. The wounds…It was like they didn’t matter anymore… which is weird for me. I’m like an elephant. I don’t forget things. And I stay at a distance to keep from getting hurt again. This didn’t become clear to me though, until this week. I realized what happened.

A friend of mine called me with an issue that was valid for being upset. And upset we both were, but then a thought hit me. In comparison to the ultimate goal, this was something so small. Sure it seems big and hurtful right now, but I also know that God’s will and desire for us will take over. Whatever obstacles come in our way, it really doesn’t matter when we keep our eye on the GOAL. When we keep what God has promised or has for us in our front view, He will make the mountains into mole hills to jump over! Seeing the bigger picture and choosing to take that change in perspective shows how small the big things REALLY are and make the small things in life look even smaller. So I guess in the grander scope of life, the hurts, the worries, the broken trust, the personal failures, the not-so-pleasant surprises are things to be learned from but should not hold us back so far that God can’t move or work. Having the ultimate goal in the front of our minds and keeping our eye on that prize makes those other things fall to the way side. So friends, relax in knowing that the God we serve and love has a bigger purpose for us than our problems! Isn’t that great news!! Keep your eye on the goal! God is faithful and his Word is true! He will come through…maybe not at the moment where you say “Thank you God”, but more at the moment of “That had to be God!” He has a plan, a purpose, a goal for us! Never forget it!