HE is the goal

I think sometimes we get in the routine of home, work, school, church, etc. and at some point we think, “What the heck am I working towards?” “What is my goal here?” “What’s the point?” We can get dragged down in the every day, natural stuff that is our lives and we miss the ultimate goal of why we do what we do.

As a worship leader I can come in with a great band and an awesome set list and have an explosive time of worship, but if God isn't the goal, if His presence isn’t the goal, I’ve missed it totally. As a teacher I can get caught up in the routine of the class schedule, dealing with the “difficult” kid, and just try to make it through another day/week/month, but if God isn’t the goal in my classroom and in the experience I bring to it, then I’ve missed the goal.

Working in a classroom this week has shown me that a lot of times (in any job really) our mindset is often to survive and get through the week. “It’ll be worth it when the paycheck comes.” Right? When the truth is, if our goal and the way we think doesn’t change, it will never really be worth the paycheck because we will simply be surviving instead of thriving like we were created to do.

My personal goal this week is to do a little less complaining, a little more encouraging, and see what happens when I invite God’s presence into every situation. What would my week look like if HE was the goal? Everything we do is an opportunity to partner with the Holy Spirit and invite the presence of God into our lives. How would that change the way we look at housework, going to church, or working the same nine to five job until retirement?

One of my favorite verses, Romans 11:36 says, “For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever. Amen.” It is all about Him. Jenn Johnson said, “We are called to cast a vision of who God is and who we are in Him.” What would our week look like if we actually did this?

He is always the goal!