Struggling to Meet Your Goals? 7 Tips to Help You Get On Track
/
Photo by Eugene Zhyvchik unsplash
In 2013, I scrawled “Start blog” on one of the first pages of my paper planner.
I had a strong sense that God was calling me to write, and starting a blog seemed to be a good step toward answering that call. Yet four years later, though I had thought a lot about it, I still hadn’t started a blog.
The plethora of books, courses, and coaching programs aimed at helping us achieve goals reveals that I’m not the only one who has struggled with moving forward in the goals I’ve set. It seems that no matter how good our intentions are, even our most worthy goals are often met with resistance.
REASONS FOR RESISTANCE
Sometimes we get overwhelmed by the magnitude of our goals. The task before us seems so daunting, we become paralyzed by indecision and end up doing nothing.
Sometimes we get so worn out by our other responsibilities that we don’t have any energy left for our goal.
At the end of a long day, curling up in front of the TV with a bowl of ice cream just seems so much more appealing than working on a project that might require mental, emotional, or physical effort.
And sometimes, even when we do set aside time to work on our goal, we find ourselves interrupted or distracted.
The phone rings, or we stop to grab a snack and notice that the refrigerator could use a good scrub. Two hours later, we may have had a nice chat with a friend and our fridge might be sparkling clean, but we’re no closer to our goal.
I think there’s often a spiritual component to our struggle with goals as well. The Devil knows that our God-given gifts and goals are powerful and can have an eternal impact, so he lies to us and tells us that our dreams and desires don’t really matter. Who are you to think you can make a difference? he whispers.
WORTH FIGHTING FOR
Though we may face these and other obstacles, the fact remains: If God has set a goal in our hearts, it has value and is worth fighting for.
It took me years of pushing through doubts and distractions, but I finally did start a blog near the end of 2017, and every time I receive an email from a reader telling me that they were encouraged by a post I wrote, I’m thankful that I was faithful to do what God called me to do.
How about you? Do you feel God prompting you to do something, yet months and even years have passed with little progress?
Whether you want to write, read the Bible more regularly, or start a support group for new moms, today I’m sharing an article I wrote that contains seven tips to help you finally achieve your goal.
You can read the full piece here!
As always, you are in my thoughts and prayers, and I’d love to hear from you! You can contact me here or through the comment section below!
In purpose and faith,
Looks like you’re interested in pursuing a life of purpose and faith!
I’d love to send you more great (and free!) encouragement and tools to help you on your journey. Just click here to join my email list and become part of my online community.
As a subscriber, you’ll also be entered into my giveaways, gain access to my free resource library (see below for a peek at what’s in there now!), and more! Sign up here!
I wrote this post because I’m on a mission to encourage and equip women to live the life of faith, passion, and purpose that we were made for. You can help make a difference by sharing this post with a friend (or friends!) who you think would be encouraged or inspired by it. Thanks!
Disclosure of Material Connection: Some of the links in the post above are “affiliate links.” This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, I will receive an affiliate commission, with no additional cost to you. I only recommend products or services I believe will add value to my readers. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”
If we’ve accepted Christ as our Savior, He now makes His home in our hearts—we ourselves have become His tabernacle, His temple (1 Cor. 3:16), the vessel He moves in and through to reveal Himself and impact the world around us…