#MondayMotivation: How Are You Doing on Your Goals?

January is almost over. How are you doing with all those goals and plans you made for the New Year? Are you plugging away, or did the plans and goals fizzle out?

If you’re like me, it’s a mixture of both. Some of my plans (like moving the Marketing Bus forward on my new novel) seem to be chugging along, and some of my plans (like decluttering my house) have all but been forgotten.

You know what? That’s okay.

I used to get paralyzed when I realized that my plans weren’t going along, well, as planned. I’d freeze and often just forget about the plan altogether. I thought that if the outcome didn’t turn out exactly how I imagined it, then it was a failure. As I look back, I’m sad to see all the projects I abandoned. I wonder what they could have been if I had just let go of what I thought was the perfect outcome.

The Lord’s Purpose Will Prevail

It’s good to make plans and to try and carry them out. It’s what humans do. It’s also good to remember that even though we make plans, it’s really God’s purpose that will win. For me, this means making plans, executing them to the best of my ability, and then finding peace in whatever the outcome, because I know that God is in control. His purposes are way better than my plans anyway. And really, if I end up fulfilling His purpose instead of my imagined outcome, have I really failed?

Take heart, friend. You haven’t failed yet.

How are you doing on your goals so far this year? Don’t forget to leave a comment to be entered into this month’s giveaway!