I tend to be the kind of person who is usually striving after something—some goal. When I fall short of one of those goals, I can lose my sense of peace. It is not that being focused on a goal is bad—it is how I respond when I succeed (or do not succeed) at achieving and gaining that goal. How about you? What is a moment in your life when you worked very hard towards a specific goal and you accomplished it? Can you remember it right now?Maybe it was something you did as an individual. Maybe it was something as part of a group or team. Maybe it is something you are doing right now, and it is ongoing. Why do I ask? Because I think I’m so goal-oriented that I make following Jesus much harder than it needs to be.