Pressing On

“This day the LORD will hand you over to me, and I’ll strike you down and cut off your head.” 1 Samuel 17:46.

Now I know we are supposed to have lofty goals but this one goes down in history as one of the loftiest. This was a statement proclaimed by David, the gentle shepherd boy, as he stood towards the enemy of the nation, Goliath.

I am watching this lived out in two situations within my own family. As stated previously, my dad’s side effects from cancer were put aside by God for Daddy to accomplish work in the ministry of CEF in which he previously served. This calling came from God in a loud and clear message near the middle of August at which point he was obedient to the calling. As his side effects seem to slowly infiltrate again things are different this time. Since he made a commitment to God with a belief that God will strengthen him to be successful he works through his side effects with a higher focus and determination.

My sister was called by God into a relationship of marriage with a wonderful man with two of his own children. She heard this goal very clearly and immediately obeyed the direction He revealed for her life. There are houses to be sold, two families to merge into one with the complication of three of the four girls being teenagers. The complications and frustrations of the immediate goals needing to be accomplished can be overwhelming and exhausting. With the support of her fiancé and her focus on the clear message from God she works diligently through each of the challenges as they arise.

What do these three people have in common? They have a clear commitment from and to God, a focus on God and determination to accomplish their goal from God.

We will achieve a God-given goal when our focus becomes higher than our frustrations and the commitment is greater than the cost. With this recipe of success, the goal will come out perfect everytime.