I think I have a pretty good sense of direction but there have been several memorable occasions when I have set out on long journeys with a destination in mind but without a proper road map to guide me. The occasions are most memorable for the heated arguments that ensued with my wife when as we were approaching the general area of our destination I realise that the actual destination is not as easy to get to as I had thought. In fact I don't have a clue as to which way to turn at the next roundabout and the fact that I had a rough idea of where we needed to be now seems ridiculous, because we are I hate to admit it totally lost! To have to admit that this has happened more than once tells you something about my slowness to learn from past mistakes and the long suffering nature of my lovely wife!
We sometimes have a rough idea of where we would like to end up but most of the time we don't take the time to really think about how we will actually get there and live our lives in a state of "whatever will be will be" . Then we wonder why we suddenly end up lost in it all, with a sense of dissapointment that the destination we had in the back of our minds seems to be a million miles from where we have ended up.
Just as I need to prepare and plan my next car journey to Milton Keynes (all those roundabouts!!) with either the use of a map or better still a GPS device, we all need a life plan to help us get to our desired life destinations.
Actually most of us treat life just like the journeys I have just described, we don't have a map or a plan or even a destination in mind!
We sometimes have a rough idea of where we would like to end up but most of the time we don't take the time to really think about how we will actually get there and live our lives in a state of "whatever will be will be" . Then we wonder why we suddenly end up lost in it all, with a sense of dissapointment that the destination we had in the back of our minds seems to be a million miles from where we have ended up.
Life is too short and too precious to take this haphazard approach.
Just as I need to prepare and plan my next car journey to Milton Keynes (all those roundabouts!!) with either the use of a map or better still a GPS device, we all need a life plan to help us get to our desired life destinations.
4 reasons why you need a life plan?
- It will give you clarity and focus about where your life is headed.
- It will keep you in balance when the pressure starts to build as it surely will.
- It will give you peace of mind, knowing you are are addressing those aspects of your life that matter most instead of leaving them to chance.
- It will make it easier to recover and get back on track if you take a wrong turn or end up running off the road after you hit an unexpected bump.
So do you know where you are headed and do you have a plan to get there? If not take some time out to at least think about writing down your priorities and creating some goals to make sure that what important to you gets your attention and energy.
Ask your self
- How do I want to be remembered/what legacy will I leave?
- What is really important to me that needs my attention?
- Are my current life habits helping me or hindering my progress?
- What Has God made me for and how can I live towards that destiny?
Remember a life of significance takes planning and preparation
and finally think about this
king Solomon reputedly the wisest man in the whole world once wrote
"Commit your plans to the Lord and they will succeed"
