Goals for the 2011-2012 school year
-Learn to seek approval from only One, and recognize the freedom in that.
-Spend a decent amount of time everyday with that One.
-Notice beauty
-Rest
-Recognize and renounce the lies that will inevitably try to creep in.
-Practice childlike faith: play, spin, skip, dance, etc.
-Learn to love people better.
-Always be thankful.
Since God chose you to be the holy people he loves, you must clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others. Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds us all together in perfect harmony. And let the peace that comes from Christ rule in your hearts. For as members of one body you are called to live in peace. And always be thankful. (Colossians 3:12-15 NLT)
The reason "they" want you to have goals, is because "they" want you to press forward in the race. The goals themselves only have so much innate value, so don't get too tied up in them because they are secondary to The Prize ;)
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