The great life is not an accident. It is the result of setting a goal and reaching for it. No leader doubts this great truth yet many people live their lives without concrete goals. The reason they do is found in Hebrews 11:1, “Faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.” There are those timid souls whose faith is so weak that they cannot reach for what they cannot see.
In 1963 President John F. Kennedy gave a speech in which he promised that America would put a man on the moon before the decade was up. Skeptics were everywhere, but the goal was real. In July of 1969, Neil Armstrong stepped onto the moon. As he did he said, “That is one small step for man and one giant step for mankind.” What it really was, was America reaching a goal that had been courageously set.
If we had never set that goal then we would have never walked on the moon. No other country on earth set such a goal and to this day, no other country on earth has set human foot on the moon. You cannot reach what you do not reach for!
There are two great principle of goal setting that we all need to take to heart.
(1) We must set goals. It is the secret to progress and achievement. Set personal goals. Set family goals. Set spiritual goals. You will be amazed at how goal setting can change your life.
(2) Set visible reminders of your goals. A forgotten goal is a forsaken goal. NASA had the great visible reminder on earth. Every time a NASA worker looked into the night sky and saw the moon he or she would remember the goal of walking on the moon.
Whatever your goal, make a visible reminder and keep it before you.
Aim for the moon. God will help you soar higher than you ever thought possible.
Lonnie Davis
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