Verse 1
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First to kneel in prayer
for the opportunity
of another day
to plan and prepare
to become better
in someway to complete
and begin my goals
for Father this day.
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Verse 2
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All goals point
in one direction;
the long term goal
of returning to Father;
who has given me
this person to return
to Him better than received.
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Verse 3
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But goals are more than that;
they are the milestones
of my mortal probation
to be going forwards always.
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Verse 4
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Thus goals are both eternal
and for here in mortality.
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Verse 5
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I set them in the six areas
of a life so full already;
that unselfishly most
tend to be intangible,
while some tangible remain.
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Verse 6
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So as I deal with the physical,
the mental, the social,
the financial, the spiritual,
I now think more of the family;
in ways beyond the scope
of my being each day.
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Verse 7
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The purpose of goals
is to mark my journey;
to know the path to take
today, for tomorrow
and to be able to review
the past and correct mistakes.
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Verse 8
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The purpose of goals
is to determine my priorities;
thus be able to be working
on the important
while completing the easy.
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Verse 9
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The purpose of goals
is to follow another's example;
while walking in footsteps
not before seen or done.
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Verse 10
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The purpose of goals
is personal to my attitude;
for it to improve daily
and change to become
less selfish and more caring.
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