My goal for improvement is what I set most every year; lose weight, start a healthier exercise program, be more conservative in order to become more financially secure, and most important-read my Bible daily and have a closer walk with God.
Yet, only 7 days into the new year I have met a road block. How can I improve on my financial budget when a major appliance has “bitten the dust?” How can I maintain an early morning walking routine, before leaving for work, when the temperature has hit an unusual low of 14 degrees? In my human weakness, the warmth of my bed leaves me snuggling beneath the covers much too long after the alarm has alerted me to the time.
When I fail to meet schedules in order to reach my goal, I have to remind myself that just because I have hit a road block, it does not mean that I have failed. There is always a detour road that can get me where I want to be. It may just take a little longer. As Philippians 3:14 says, “I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me…”
We all have failures but it is determination that creates success. Sometimes we may have to forget about the goal for a while and come back to it later. Scarlett O’Hare in “Gone With The Wind,” left a lasting impression with several quotes throughout the story. When it was too much for her she cried, “I can’t think about this now. I’ll go crazy if I do. I’ll think about it tomorrow.” In time, when we see ourselves failing, we have to pick ourselves up and start again. Again Scarlett gives us encouragement when she exclaimed, “As God is my witness they’re not going to lick me. I’m going to live through this.” Then finally at the end, she determinedly states, “I’ll think of some way…After all, tomorrow is another day!”
Therefore in 2014, “I press on toward the goal to win the prize…”
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