The Importance of Setting Goals

I was thinking, as I was sitting on the sunny, beautiful Jacksonville Beach this weekend, that I need to remember my goals. Sometimes one little piece of the puzzle can make you lose sight of your bigger goals in life.

When I began to recall my short term goals... and then my long term goals, I remembered that I am pretty much on track. So let's define short term goals as 1 - 3 years. I set my short term goals about two months after my divorce which was about 2 years and 8 months ago. My goals were to 1) Advance at work so I can provide a good childhood for my children 2) Buy a nice home for them to grow up in 3) Make sure I arrange life so I can spend as much time with them as possible 4) Have a long-term boyfriend/or husband (preferrably).

Hahaha. It was funny looking back at my goals. My kids are central for sure. So, to items 1, 2, and 3 I can say check, check AND check. Not too shabby. #4 is a big bust though. Three out of four ain't bad.

So I have been bugging, right? Men truly leave me at a loss. But this weekend I realized that I am not anyone's plaything. I am a strong, pretty, smart woman who can live with or without a man. I can go toe to toe with any man in business but when it comes to matters of the heart I have been an absolute wimpy girl. Whimpering, whiney, baby girl. That's me.

But the heart ain't having that business mixed with it. I trust my judgment in business almost across the board. In matters of the heart I second guess myself at every turn. I realized that I trust what I know. I trust who I am, who I have become. I made massive mistakes in the past but for all the right reasons. I believed in God's love and mercy. I still do. I believed people can change. I still do. I believed that God is a just God. I still do. However, mistakes are mistakes and we must learn from them. Move on past them.

Now I have life experience to mix with this potent equation of faith. I am sure I may stumble another time or two, but I know God will shore me up and make my path true and straight.

So this is me... stepping on. His plans are higher than mine. I am soooo thankful He has honored what plans I have made and I can't wait to see what He might have planned for me from here.