Goal

“The Father is the goal and purpose of my life.” (John 17:28 MSG)

Football players always have their eye on the goal. They know that all the hustling they do on the middle of the field means nothing unless they get the ball to the goal. No one gets excited if a player gets  90% of the way and then decides that’s good enough.

How much of ourselves do we aspire to give to God?  Do we aim for 10%? 50%? 80%? What is our goal?

“She gave her all.” (Mark 12:44 MSG)

This is not even a goal for most of us. We are content to give a small portion of our spare time, energy, and resources to God. We spend the majority of our lives concentrating on the skirmishes in the middle of the field while paying very little attention to the end zone. Everything we accomplish in this life is meaningless if we don’t reach our eternal goal.

Father, You are the goal and purpose of our lives. Help us to stay focused and aim to give ourselves completely to You.