You know me by now, I gotta set those weekly goals! Last week I accomplished running 4 days (working toward 5 a week), an 8 mile run, and just over 18 for the week. That's not too bad for an old lady I think!
This week I want to hit a 10 mile run, run 4 days and get over that 20 miles for the week mark. That will keep me on track with my half-marathon training...and it will just feel good if I accomplish it!
Sometimes it is more difficult to set spritual goals. Not so much setting them, but maybe measuring them. I can pray "longer" but is that always "better" or does longer accomplish "more" spirtually? I can read my Bible more, but whose to say that I get more out of it? Perhaps it is better for me to read one small passage and meditate on it until it becomes a part of me...so how do we set these hard to measure goals?
Maybe David gives us a hint in Psalm 57:7. The old KJV says My heart is fixed, O Lord, my heart is fixed. There is a determination that was made that the psalmist was going to set his heart wholely on the Lord and not be moved. That is my goal today, to fix my heart on God. Then all my daily activities will come out of that. Just like setting my goals for this week dictates my mornings to make sure I achieve them - setting my heart on Him will dictate my actions. They will all be toward Him. And that will cause spiritual growth. It may not be a real obvious growth, but when we look around we will see others through new eyes, we will love more, give more and become more like Him!
This week I want to hit a 10 mile run, run 4 days and get over that 20 miles for the week mark. That will keep me on track with my half-marathon training...and it will just feel good if I accomplish it!
Sometimes it is more difficult to set spritual goals. Not so much setting them, but maybe measuring them. I can pray "longer" but is that always "better" or does longer accomplish "more" spirtually? I can read my Bible more, but whose to say that I get more out of it? Perhaps it is better for me to read one small passage and meditate on it until it becomes a part of me...so how do we set these hard to measure goals?
Maybe David gives us a hint in Psalm 57:7. The old KJV says My heart is fixed, O Lord, my heart is fixed. There is a determination that was made that the psalmist was going to set his heart wholely on the Lord and not be moved. That is my goal today, to fix my heart on God. Then all my daily activities will come out of that. Just like setting my goals for this week dictates my mornings to make sure I achieve them - setting my heart on Him will dictate my actions. They will all be toward Him. And that will cause spiritual growth. It may not be a real obvious growth, but when we look around we will see others through new eyes, we will love more, give more and become more like Him!
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