Sometimes, our goals come to fruition as though stars have aligned in our favor. Other times, we may be led to force outcomes with control, only to find our goals still did not manifest the way we envisioned them. There’s that old adage that alludes to the reality “Some were sent but others just went.” When we force our will on timelines not necessarily needing our input, not only do we tamper with work we may not have been ordained for, but we also run the risk of forsaking the divine purpose most relevant to each of our personal soul paths.
How do you know when your actions are being prompted by purpose rather than need for control? The Christian Bible reminds us of the fruit of the spirit (love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, and temperance) versus the lusts of the flesh (adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, envyings, murders, drunkenness, revelings). When our desires are rooted in what is pure, this produces a stronger foundation for long term success than when our desires are rooted in what is evil or low-vibrational.
Do a self-check. List your top three short-term goals and your top-three long-term goals. For each, ask yourself “Why do I want this goal to be my reality?” If the reasons you are pursuing certain goals are categorized as “lusts of the flesh” instead of “fruit of the spirit” it may be time to reassess. Always keep in mint that dreams, visions, aspirations, and goals anchored with positive motives have tendencies to align us more to our purpose and divine life-paths than those that do not.
Verses 1-5 of Al-A’la in the translation by Mustafa Khattab (The Clear Quran):
1 Glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most High,
2 Who created and ˹perfectly˺ fashioned ˹all˺,
3 and Who ordained precisely and inspired accordingly,
4 and Who brings forth ˹green˺ pasture,
5 then reduces it to withered chaff.
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