Do I Have the Right Goals?

I have always been a goal oriented person, and always strive to reach my goals. But do my goals help me focus on God? Do I get so involved in reaching my goals I forget about God? Are MY goals the ones that GOD wants me to have? I have been reading a book by Leslie Ludy entitled “ Sacred Singleness".” This  book focuses on the following things:

• Letting God script my love story in His own time and way
• overcoming loneliness and jealousy toward friends getting married (I struggle with this one)
• Triumph over the temptation to settle for less that God’s best
• Experiencing a purposeful, fulfilling life before you {I} meet my husband
• Handling the fear of being single for life.

There was a quote the recently stood out in the book I wanted to share and share my thoughts.

“ Marriage is certainly worthy and God given desire but it should never become a goal we pursue with our life. Rather, a poured out life for Jesus Christ is a worthy goal worth pursuing. A life that selflessly and sacrificially serves the lest is a worthy goal pursuing.  And a heart that trusts in Jesus Christ wholly and completely and surrenders the pen into His faithful and capable hands is a worthy goal worth pursing.”

There is no need for me to waste time focusing my thoughts, heart, time, and energy on getting married.  Instead of focusing on getting married and having a family (for one God has is Will for me and hi WILL can be for me to be single). Instead of focusing on getting married I need to focus my goals on living for Christ and doing all I can to serve Him. I should be there to help others instead of focusing my time and energy on marriage. I need to trust God and let him “write my love story.” His love story for me is far better than anything .