What are your life goals?  I pondered this questions this morning as I was driving my car.  Honestly, this question has not really come up in recent years, so here is a look at the last list I made:

  1. Get a college degree (check)
  2. Get married (check)
  3. Have a kid (soon to be checked)
  4. Lead worship in a church plant (check)

A simple list, yes, but a good list for someone in high school.  Now that all of these things are done, what are my new life goals?  I can’t just say I have arrived at all I wanted to do at the age of 25.  But then again, are life goals really that important?

I think as Christians our main life goal should be to live a life that mirrors God.  I Peter 1:16 quotes God speaking in Leviticus, “Be holy, because I am holy.”  We are called to be holy, or to be like God.  I honestly believe that this is all that really matters.  We live in a success driven culture that thrives on rising to the top of your profession.  So we do not have to make life goals, but it is never a bad thing either.

So what are my new life goals?  Here is a simple list of some things I would like to accomplish before my life is over:

  1. Raise my children to children of God
  2. Continue to live happily married the rest of my life
  3. Learn ancient Koine Greek as a study tool
  4. Get a Master’s Degree

There are not too many goals here, but all are achievable.  Maybe someday I can write another blog to set goals after these are accomplished.