So I got a little cheeky. I had my financial year end plans all mapped out and I was well on track. Well that was until I lost sight of my own time tracking. I got side tracked with business as usual and forgot about the year end financials. Luckily I didn't wake up too late to my misadventure and I still have juuuuuuust enough time to pull the rabbit out the hat, so to speak.
Okay granted this is only my 2nd financial year end with the company so I can't be too hard on myself, but I am way more confident we'll have things ticking like clock work next year and this time I won't forget to do that one all important thing....set deadlines within deadlines. Targets, goals, guidelines, we hear those words preached every time you attend a success seminar. Right, ok, gotcha!
So do we have to have deadlines in our relationship with God....for the most part I'd say no, but we do have to be mindful of our relationship with Him and whether we are growing spiritually year by year. How do you measure that? Well, that's where the calendar does come in handy. If you look back on your life a year ago and you can say, "Same old, same old", chances are you're either on the wrong track or backsliding. Ouch, that sounds harsh, but truth is if you're not moving forward with God then you are probably slipping.
So how do we get our relationship with God back on track? Well that goes back to the basics I've written about many times in the past. Read your bible, pray, witness to others any way you can, stay in relationship wth other Christians and confess your sins (stay humble before God).
When we keep referring back to those building blocks we'll be able to see if we are slipping behind or on track. Good news is nobody else can guage for you how much, or how long or how often any of the above should take place, that is purely between you and God.
So common, move your derriere.... LOL!
