If I took a survey to determine how many people have goals for 2024, I would have a significant number. Most of this number may not have written down their goals but they may be able to identify an idea of some sort, which they intend to achieve ( I must say though , that an idea not written down on paper can not be taken very seriously).

Goals are like fuel that keep the fire of life burning even in the coldest conditions.

If I ask the question, what your goal for the year is and you answer me with all the incredible achievements that could be attained and yet these achievements do not line up with your purpose in life as a human being, then you would be like someone who boarded a plane with a first class ticket to the wrong destination.

Brothers and sisters, I do not consider that I have made it my own yet; but one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, [14] I press on toward the goal to win the [heavenly] prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 3: 13 -14 AMP

In these verses in Philippians 3, Paul places an emphasis on PRESSING ON ..
The word to press means moving forward in a forceful or steady way to continue something in determination.

This is not a time of sitting, and wishing things would be different but actually playing a part in making things different. It is a time of advancing, making progression with determination. If you haven’t already, this is the time to go to the drawing board and start making plans. If you already have plans in place, then this is the time to work on them.

Pressing on involves work. It requires effort, but all the work and investment would be wasted if you don’t press towards the goal: not a goal but THE goal.

What is your purpose in life? What are you called to do? What are you most passionate about ? What brings you the worst dissatisfaction if not fixed or if not in its right place/order? These are some indicators as to what you are called to do. Answer these questions, and you will be moving in the direction of your purpose; and that is where your energy should be channelled.

You are not a chance product. Your life did not just happen. You were predestined to be here at this time and for a purpose. ( Romans 8: 29- 30 , Psalm 139:13-17 ) . Find that purpose and press towards it.

Now, before pressing towards his goal, Paul did something very important. He put the past where it needed to be, behind him. One major goal stopper is hanging on to the past, whether good or bad. You can not run with the mindset that things didn’t work in the previous years, so they are not going to work now.

Of course, it is important to review the things which worked and the ones which didn’t to determine what needs to be changed or adjusted, but hanging on to the past is only going to slow you down.. The only business you have with the past is learning from it. You have today now, that is a present, open it, explore it, maximise it by reaching forward to what is ahead and to reach forward requires effort . Be prepared to make some effort this year, even towards unfamiliar territories as you press towards THE goal.

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