by Sally Matheny
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| What is Sabotaging Our Goals> |
January’s fresh start enthusiasm is fading. Goals
are melting into a puddle of best intentions.
What were you aiming to have accomplished by now?
Healthier Eating and More Exercise
Completing a Project
More Quality Time with Family
Better Organization
A Deeper Commitment to Bible Study and Prayer
Disheartened? It’s easy to become discouraged when we
fall short.
“But I need something more!
For if I know the law but still can’t keep it, and if the power of sin within
me keeps sabotaging my best intentions, I obviously need help! I realize that I
don’t have what it takes. I can will it, but I can’t do it. I
decide to do good, but I don’t really do it; I decide not to
do bad, but then I do it anyway. My decisions, such as they are, don’t result
in actions. Something has gone wrong deep within me and gets the better of me
every time.” Romans 7:17-20 (MSG)
Sin sabotages. It often glides smoothly beneath our
radars, cleverly disguised as righteous justifications.
