Answer 5

The proper answer to this question depends entirely on the goals of the individual and his or her life circumstances, it's a deeply personal thing.

Life Example: I am often told that I'm trying to sell Bill Taylor and nothing could be farther from the truth. I give examples fro my life because I lived them and never need to pursue the truth or false condition of them. When I was ten years old I wanted to fly, my dad was in the Air Force. By the time was fifteen I knew that I would never be able to finish High School. (family conditions eroded) When I ceased to consider my dad's situation over mine I was seventeen and tried to join the Air Force but ended up in the Army with the promise that they would get my GED for me and I could be a crewchief on an aircraft.

When I joined the Army I had two life's goals in mind, make the rank of Specialist 6th Class and to retire from the Army when I was forty-seven. I made Specialist Fifth Class as a Huey Crewchief and then the Army, in it's infinite wisdom decided that I needed to be promoted to Sargent First Class and keep me from flying every day.

This idea of theirs was not the goal of a flying freak at 22 years of age. They continued with his attempt to promote and to ground me in Vietnam, they tried twicw more, in my second and my third tour. If Vietnam has not been placed in my portfolio I would have accepted the promotion at the fourth attempt. The problem was that I had a squad of the bravest 17 to 19 year old men I have ever had the good fortune to work with or to be in charge of. I had no problem with them going out to die in their Hueys, I led the way. My problem had arose in my first tour when a ninety day plan to end the war, that was very practical, was refused by a bunch of Yellow Bellied Congressmen. That was in the summer of 1967 and I knew then that when I ETSed Nov. 24 of '69 that I had to find a new life goal. I still taught my men how to stay alive, if possible, and I still went out and fought the VC and the NVA that we were not trying to defeat but even Top knew that I had given my military career to the file thirteen. I worked just as hard but my heart was no longer in it.

So, what is a life's goal? That depends on what the person hopes to do with his or her life.

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Answer 4

I'll know that I've made it in life when the priority of my day is not about whether I've made it in life, but whether or not I am pleasing God with my life - in strength, fraility, success, or failure.

I don't have to "make it" in life. But I do have to submit to Him making me into His likeness.

C'est la vie - and peace

Scarlet O

Answer 3

Thus says the LORD, "Let not a wise man boast of his wisdom,
and let not the mighty man boast of his might, let not a rich man boast of his riches;
but let him who boasts boast of this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am
the LORD who exercises lovingkindness, justice, and righteousness on earth;
for I delight in these things," declares the LORD.
Jeremiah 9:23-24 NAS77

Dying daily. 


padredurand

Answer 2

I know I will have made it in life when I can stand before the King and hear "Well done, good and faithful servant." In other words, I made it when I have brought glory to God through my life.

annsni

Answer 1

I think the short answer is a personal relationship with a holy God through His Son, Jesus Christ. If anyone bypasses that, when it's all said and done, the rest won't really matter much.

Pastor Gary
New Port Baptist
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