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This is part 2 of a 7 part series that was inspired by my previous article, 7 Reasons Why We Give Up On Our Goals. If you haven’t read that article, you may want to do so by clicking here. After doing so be sure to also read part 1 of this series, Overcoming Overwhelm.

There’s one thing that frustrates everyone when it comes to accomplishing goals, and it’s when we get stuck in a rut. It’s one thing to be stagnant by choice but it’s another thing to be stuck in a rut, which indicates that we have the desire to move to the next level but we don’t know where to start.

Stagnation, is one factor that causes us to loose interest in our goals, and in turn causes us to give up on them.

What causes us to become stagnant?

• We loose the drive and passion that we had when we first set out to accomplish goals.That loss of drive can cause us become lackadaisical in the say we work towards our goals.

• We become overwhelmed and negative thoughts start to flow through our mind. When we give into those negative thoughts, it causes us to go into a stage where we lack development and vigor.

• We start to look at the results that we’ve accomplished and if they are the results we desire, we loose passion.

• We come across challenges that we feel are overbearing and as a result, we loose motivation.

What causes us to progress in life?

Faith and Taking Action – The thing about being faithful is that we don’t operate on what we see, we operate on those things we hope for. One of the most cited scriptures, Hebrews 11:1 simply says, “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.”

I’ll never forget having a conversation with an old co-worker of mine years ago. We were talking about the simple principal of faith and my co-worker asked a rhetorical question, “Say you want to move a mountain?” He answered, “Sure you can move a mountain, go buy a shovel.” “You want to go to California?” “of course you can, go buy a map!”

He said it jokingly and I laughed, but pun or no pun, it speaks the truth of how we should operate when pursuing our dreams. You can do anything you put your mind to do but the first step to moving to the next level is taking action.

We can have all the tools in front of us but if we’re making excuses instead of taking action, then we are doing ourselves a disservice.

What are those goals that you’ve been putting on the back-burner? I dare you to take action and watch the Lord make a way of provision in your life.

Okay, so I’ll give you give you some slack, maybe you’ve been working hard, or maybe you’ve even been taken action but it all comes down to being consistent. It may be tomorrow before God acts in our life, or it may be next week or next month.

In the mean time, know that God is watching our faith and our actions. He’s waiting on the right moment to move in our lives but we have to take a step of faith and God will carry us the rest of the way.

Stay prayerful my friend, keep pressing forward. Don’t look back. God has something great in store for you. Keep your eyes focused on the goal as you charge forward in your life journey.

 

• Overcoming Overwhelm – Accomplishing Your Goals Part 1

• What’s Your Why? – Accomplishing Your Goals Part 3
• Positioning Yourself In The Winner’s Circle – Accomplishing Your Goals Part 4
• Combat Negative Thoughts – Accomplishing Your Goals Part 5
• Remain Persistent – Accomplishing Your Goals Part 6
• Overcoming Obstacles – Accomplishing Your Goals Part 7

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