Realistic Dreamer
Theme of the Week: Aim High
Thursday, August 21, 2008
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Key Bible Verse: For God is working in you, giving you the desire to obey him and the power to do what pleases him (Philippians 2:13). Bonus Reading: Phil. 3:12-14
When Carol, my oldest daughter, was 11, Michael Landon asked her what she was going to be when she grew up. "The first woman on the Philadelphia Phillies baseball team," she replied.
Mike laughed and gave me a nudge. I told Carol to tell him how she was going to do that.
"Daddy says when we have a dream, we need to convert it into specific goals. So my goals are to become the best fielder and hitter on my softball team. He says you then have to convert your goals into steps; so my steps are to practice fielding each day and hitting once a week. He says that we then have to convert our steps into tasks; so Dad has to come home every night by six to play catch with me and take me to the batting cage on Saturdays."
Although Carol never did join the Phillies, her improvement was so significant that her coach asked her what she was doing. When she told him, he told the other girls on the team, and they began doing the same. The result? Their team went from all losses in their first season to winning the league championship with all wins the next season. Same girls, same coach.
—Steven Scott in The Richest Man Who Ever Lived
My Response: I could reach my goals by following these steps: _____
Thought to Apply: It is not enough to take steps which may some day lead to a goal; each step must be itself a goal and a step likewise. —Johann Goethe (German lauthor)
Adapted from The Richest Man Who Ever Lived (WaterBrook, 2006) by permission.
Copyright © 2008 by the author or Christianity Today International/Men of Integrity magazine.
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