A double minded man is unstable in all his ways, wrote the ancient apostle James (KJV, James 1:8). When part of us wants one thing and another part of us wants something else, we become double minded. And, like James taught, when we are double minded, it is nearly impossible to achieve our goalswere unstable.
This is perhaps the single most significant obstacle individuals encounter on the path to creating goals and realizing dreams.
I often use this physical description to explain the dilemma: Lets say that I live in Kansas and I want to go on vacationto both New York City and Los Angeles. I cant decide which one (and I cant take two vacations)! Part of me really wants to drive east to New York, while part of me wants to drive west to LA. These two destinations are on opposite ends of the United States. Im sitting in my car, trying to decide. I know that I can go to only one city at a time, so I must pick one. I cant vacillate between locations and expect to arrive at any destination; if I started driving, I could literally spend hours going around in circles and never get anywhere.
The same thing can happen to us when we set goals. Obviously, if weve set...