Will B. ARRIVING
Previously, I wrote about how sometimes it’s all about the journey and not the destination at times. Sometimes it is all about the destination as well. The destination can be just as important as the journey in some cases, like moving to a new town to start over or improve your life or arriving at the end of a journey of self-discovery or self-improvement, either physically, spiritually or mentally.
Great athletes who strive to be at the top of their game sacrifice offseason by training hard to achieve the goal of being the very best in their respective athletic area, as do academic competitors. The difference between an average competitor and a great competitor is their passion and what they do when no one is looking, like training during the offseason. The payoff for them is, of course, the destination, which is being very successful in the area they train.
Students study hard all year with different goals in mind, the obvious goal being graduation to the next grade or graduating high school or college. Some study the Bible for an hour a week and some hours a day, each with a goal in mind that leads to a destination, to understand God’s plan for us.
Life is a never-ending journey, but it is a journey with an ending. So, what do you hope to achieve when you arrive at the end of your journey? People’s expectations of what they expect and plan for at the end of life’s journey are as varied as there are different kinds of birds in the world. Some may be similar, but most are never the same.
It is never too late to change the direction of your journey as long as the journey has not ended. If you do not like where your journey is taking you, then it is up to you to change the direction of your journey. It may be as simple as rethinking how you want to arrive at the end of your journey; it may be extremely hard and cause you to make many sacrifices to achieve the ending you desire. We all came into this world alone, and we shall leave it alone, and everything in between that time is up to you to make it as you see fit. God gave us free will for a reason; he wants us to make our own choices for our lives and to seek our own paths to the destination. Make the hard choices and control your destination, and you will always be happier with the place you arrive. This is Will B. saying, take control of the navigation of your life and arrive at the destination that will make you happy.