Why do folks get angry, disappointed, disillusioned, or frustrated? The simple answer is that someone blocked their goal. They had an expectation that was not met. When our expectations are placed on another or circumstances, they are misplaced.

Job lost everything within a very short amount of time. Were his goals blocked? He loved his children and covered them spiritually through prayer. He had great wealth. Job 1:22 says, “In all this Job did not sin nor charge God with wrong.”

David wrote Psalm 16. Verse 8 says, “I have set the Lord always before me; because He is at my right hand I shall not be moved.” When we set the Lord before us in anything that we do, our faith will remain strong because He is Faithful.

Colossians 3:17 says, “And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.” Setting goals will help keep us in focus. Let’s check in with the Lord before we do anything ~ making our next step based on His will according to Scripture.