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Today's reading: Proverbs 4

"Look straight ahead, and fix your eyes on what lies before you. Mark out a straight path for your feet, then stick to the path and stay safe. Don't get sidetracked, keep your feet from following evil." Proverbs 4:25-27 NLT

I'm on a mission to accomplish something by a set date.

I have 248 days to reach the goal I have set.

It sounds like a long time away--some days. On other days, it seems like just around the corner. 

I can choose to postpone what I'm wanting to do, or I can jump in right now with 248 days remaining.

I choose to start now.

I choose to make choices, every day choices, that lead up to my goal.

I could put off doing what I want to do until the week before, but that would be setting myself up for failure. Each day I mark off the calendar is another 24 hours I have been pursuing my challenge.

It's like that in our Christian walk, too.

We can put off serving/worshiping/attending church/witnessing/praising until our schedules allow, or until we have a better grasp on life or when the kids get older.

And when we do, we hear the clock ticking. 

We need to set godliness as our ultimate goal, and make decisions in that direction every minute of every day.