Godly goals are those expectations that we can establish based on the Word of God. Godly goals are not dependant on anyone other than ourselves and the LORD. Primarily these have to do with our character and becoming all that God has created and intended for us to become. Godly desires on the other hand are noble expectations that depend on the behavior of others. These are ultimately out of our control. We may desire to have a giving family or a loving church, but while these are certainly godly; they are dependent upon others to bring them about. These godly desires may never come to fruition the way with envision them.
We all live by faith according to our belief system. Our emotions serve as a red flag to signal when to identify a belief that has moved from a desire to a goal. When we sense anger, we can be sure we feel as if someone is standing between us and goal we “must” accomplish”. When anxiety sets in, we may be sensing that one of our goals maybe in jeopardy of coming to fruition. Finally when we become depressed, we may sense that all hope has faded from our goal being accomplished.
In the end we should stop and revaluate our goals and desires and set our expectations based on God’s Word and the things that we can control. People places and things that are beyond our control, we should entrust them to God. However we can stand confident that goals centered around our becoming more like Christ will come to pass. The LORD is faithful and he will accomplish it.
