My Goals ≠ My Life | Monday – Week 8

Listen instead of reading

Take a Moment

Ask God what He wants to show you before reading today

Read The Daily

“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” (Philippians 4:13)

My family loves to hear about my newest plan, workout idea or claim that “I’m going to have a six pack by Christmas”. And by love, I mean ignores and rolls their eyes as soon as I bring it up. I remember last football season during the summer, one of our previous players was on the field working out. He was going psycho and was absolutely ripped. I looked at another assistant coach by the fence and said, “by Thanksgiving, I’m going to be as ripped as him!” He didn’t even look up and just simply replied, “No you won’t” and went on telling his story.

Many of us have been there – setting a goal to get in shape, lose weight, or finally clean out the garage, only to fall short time and time again. Our motivation seems to be much higher planning or dreaming than it does following through. It’s easy to have high dreams that we just can’t seem to put into practice. My biggest fear is that we can look at the Epic Life Jesus promises us and just write it off as another Big Dream that will never happen. Maybe other people can like the player killing it on the field. We compare ourselves to others and feel like a second-class follower of Jesus. But the truth is, God doesn’t expect perfection from us. Jesus is already the perfect we need. He not only lived the Epic Life, but promises to live that same empowered life He did through us too! When we rely on His strength rather than our own, He will help us live out His purpose for our lives.

Prayer for the Day

God what are you showing me? What am I going to do about it?

God help me to see one person that I can serve through a kind word, random act of kindness, or simple gift today?

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