Nothing can separate, even if I ran away
Your love never fails

I know I still make mistakes
But You have new mercies for me everyday
Your love never fails

You stay the same through the ages, Your love never changes
There maybe pain in the night but joy comes in the morning

And when the oceans rage, I don't have to be afraid
Because I know that You love me
Your love never fails

The wind is strong and the water's deep, But I'm not alone in these open seas
Cause Your love never fails

The chasm is far too wide, I never thought I'd reach the other side
But Your love never fails

You make, all things, work together for my good.

I read where J.C. Penney said, “Give me a stock clerk with a goal and I’ll give you a man who will make history. Give me a man with no goals and I’ll give you a stock clerk.”. I don’t want to be a stock clerk; I want to change history, so here are my goals listed in no particular order, but I am categorizing them in the following: Life Goals, Family Goals, Personal Goals.

LIFE GOALS:

• Leave an inheritance to my children
• Leave a legacy for my grandchildren
• See my entire family come to know Christ
• Celebrate 50 years being married to Robin
• Become financially independent

FAMILY GOALS:

• Have ALL my children and their spouses and grandchildren celebrate at least one Christmas at my house
• Take my future son-in-laws on a one week camping/jeeping trip before they marry my daughters
• Hold my grandchildren when they are born
• Take my children on a mission trip

PERSONAL GOALS:

• Climb El Capitan
• Visit Mt. McKinley
• Scuba dive in the Turks
• Take my wife on a cruise
• Invent something

(added) I also want to include goals for this year…

• Touch 50 families positively for Christ from our Life Group
• Have a successful year both financially and spiritually that culminates in a WONDERFUL family Christmas that has all my children and other family members with us at that time
• Help Robin complete her goal of summit-ting a 14’er this summer
• Go on another missions trip this summer
• Visit a natural wonder outside of Colorado

I am going to make a list of goals; life goals, short goals, summer goals, etc. One of the things I want to do this summer is to go here: Summer TO DO!

A mission statement goes a long way towards defining who you really are. Pulling words from thoughts about your values, what drives you, what you are passionate about, you can form a pretty accurate mission statement that defines what you care about, what you strive for, what you are made of.  My mission statement is as follows:

I will inspire my family and others to discover and act on God’s purpose for their lives, through mentoring and adventurous living in compassion and holiness. I will serve as an example of action, reflecting commitment, strength, love for God’s Word, and standing firmly on God’s Truth to defend the defenseless.

Having a mission statement helps you lead a purposed life, but what is purposed living without goals? We are striving for something, but how do we know if we are successful? We need goals. I know I will need to set some more specific goals going forward, but I believe I found my goals this morning. I re-read Matthew 5:1-12. I won’t quote it here, but rather, go read it for yourself. These will be my goals; these will help me measure where I am in my quest called life.