Life Goals - Recreation/Fitness

I am always adding to these...

• Run the Peachtree Road Race with my nephew and kids
• Play Pebble Beach
• Play St. Andrews
• Play Sawgrass - and I hit 17 the first shot
• Play Augusta
• Play Kapalua
• Shoot under par for once in my life
• Own a Seadoo
• Stay within 15 pounds of my marriage weight - this is gonna be tough
• Skydive - maybe - I should say get the guts to skydive
• Get a hole in 1 - October 26, 2007
• Parasail with the Fam

Life Goals - Travel

Here are a few travel goals that Julie had much say so in. Again some have already been fulfilled...

• Visit all the major Hawaiian Islands
• Spend 2 weeks touring Europe
• Take a Mediterranean Cruise
• Spend a few weeks in Australia
• Take the kids on a Disney Cruise
• Cruise the Mexican Riviera
• Swim with the Dolphins
• Visit StingRay City
• Visit the 7 Wonders
• Whitewater Raft the Colorado and Grand Canyon
• Visit as many Caribean Islands and locations as possible
• Take the Kids on an African or Australian Safari
• Take our parents on a paid vacation
• Tour the Whitehouse
• Attend a Super Bowl
• Attend BCS National Championship Game
• Take Jase to all SEC football stadiums

Tomorrow...a few personal recreation goals.

Sunday Night Reflections

• First Sunday After Hurricane Gustov - Not a Bad Day
• Picked back up on Financial Peace - Still stoked. I think that class will pay off as much debt or more than the last one
• Keeping an eye on Hurricane Ike
• Go Dawgs!!! Look out South Carolina!
• Go Falcons!!! I can't believe I just said that, but for now I am on the bandwagon.
• Ready for The Gathering Wednesday - Missed a week and a retreat due to Gustov
• Rashad Evans beat Chuck Lidell...Think Chuck needs a new strategy. Gotta love the UFC!!!
• Not looking forward to my trip tomorrow...Jackson, MS BLAH!!

Off to Bed!!!

Life Goals - Ministry

Just walking through the different categories of my/our life goals. Here are a few that would fall into the ministry category. Again some have already been fulfilled while others have not yet began.

• Plant a church in South Atlanta
• Pastor a church of 10,000 people
• Win 100,000 people to Jesus
• Pastor same church for 20+ years
• Pastor a student ministry of 200+ students
• See 50 students pursue a call to ministry
• Build an orphanage/girls home in a foreign country
• Spend a month on the mission field
• Take my kids on a family missions trip
• Work in ministry with my kids as adults
• Write a book
• Mentor 500 young ministers

A few thoughts: When I wrote these goals down I felt it was important to include those that I set a few years ago and have seen fulfilled as well as those that are in the process. In the next few days I will post family goals, travel goals, as well as recreation and fitness goals.

Life Goals - Financial

Thought I would share just a few of my/our financial goals today. Several of these have already been fulfilled and others are barely beginning. Here they are in no particular order:

• Pay off home by age 40
• Pay for children's college education
• Provide 20% dowm payment for children's first home for wedding gift
• Be financially independent by age 50
• Work in full time ministry without drawing a salary
• Allow Julie to be stay at home mom
• Be debt free the rest of our lives
• Have $100,000 in retirment by age 30
• Help 10,000 families become debt free through financial counseling

I must throw a shout out to a mentor of mine Dave Ramsey for his leadership in the field of stewardship and financial peace. For more info visit http://www.daveramsey.com/

"Wild Goose Chase" - Part 1

About finished reading "Wild Goose Chase" and I am focusing in the question that Mark ask, "How do you need to get your feet wet in pursuing your God-given passions?" He refers back to the book of Joshua when God tells the priests to take a few steps into the water before He would part the river (Joshua 3) He states that many times we are waiting on God to act, and at the same time, he is waiting on us to act. I realize more and more each day that God's plans and dreams for my life are not going to just happen because I want them to. They require action, and many time risks on my part. It's what Mark calls being "responsibly irresponsible." It's taking risks that are God given risks that can only happen if he is in it.

TPC Sawgrass

Just finished up a 2 day golf tournament at the TPC Sawgrass. Met some great leaders and pastors from across the globe. I truly believe that relationships were built that will last lifetime. We shot 12 under and happy to say that it only took 1 shot to hit 17. I have posted pics to my facebook account. Looking forward to next year as well as working with the Asia Pacific Board of Regents.