Re-Tweaking

  This past week, we had camp for YFC an organization that I work for, that works with kids in OKC public schools.  The theme of the week was about vision.  We pushed the kids into defining their goals, core values, and purposes in life. And also having them to write down concrete ways to reach these goals.  As well as having them acknowledge their dream killers, and other ways that they don't meet their goals.  From there provided them with ways that they can avoid not meeting their goals. All stemming from the saying all people end up some where but few people end up somewhere on purpose.  This made me pull out my Chazown notes from years ago.  And see where I was sitting at in those goals I set, and the vision that I defined for my life.  

  Going through my notes, I felt extremely discouraged because the majority of the goals I have yet to come anywhere close to meeting.  And a good portion of them I am either in the same spot I was before or even further behind.  And there are so many more goals to be added to the list.  I have always prided myself on doing a good job to achieve the goals I set, and looking over my list was a big kick to my teeth.  So the last couple of days or so I have been evaluating where exactly I went wrong in following my goals, and looking over all the notes I took from camp.  And a couple of things immediately to mind, I stopped meeting continuously with a mentor & a small group, which both are essential to spiritual growth.  I stopped visiting my goals on a daily basis, and I some how stopped consulting God on every decision that I make.  Most importantly I lost track of the plans that God gave me, and started following after my own desires. 

  With all of this being said I have a new attitude on my vision, I actually spent some time reworking and re-tweaking it to fit the JoAnna I am now, and the direction that God has me going in. I posted my vision on my wall(I almost passed out from the Expo fumes) so every morning when I rollover the first thing that I look at is this vision. I have also printed copies of my goals to be all around my house and on my desk at work.  That way I will have the constant reminder of what God has called me to do.