There cannot be a goal without a goalpost. In football or soccer, a goalpost marks the target to be reached. It tells where you’re going, the progress you’re making, and when you make your aim. The goalpost also represents boundaries—those things which are never intended to move. In life, as in sports, success or failure is not only determined by a clear knowledge of your goal (God’s purpose for your life), but also of the goalpost (God’s guide for your life). You cannot score a goal when there’s no goalpost, and it’s futile trying to shift the goalpost. Life’s Goalpost is unchangeable, for the Ten Commandments are not Ten Suggestions (Exodus 20:1-15; Matthew 5:17–19). Want a goal? Aim for the Goalpost.—Samuel Koranteng-Pipim
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SAMUEL KORANTENG-PIPIM,PH.D. , is a US-based Ghanaian author, inspirational speaker, leadership trainer, and an advocate for youth empowerment. He was trained in engineering and systematic theology, and has authored more than twenty books. They include his bestselling works Hope Through the Dark, Six More Chances, Healed Wounds but Ugly Scars, and Patience in the Midst of Trials and Afflictions. Dr. Pipim currently directs two Centers for Leadership Development known as EAGLES (Empowerment & Advisory Group for Leadership, Excellence, & Service) and ANANSE (African Network & Advisory for Needed Services & Excellence). www.EAGLESonline.org. He also serves as a special consultant on Bible projects for Remnant Publications. 