Have Achievable Goals in Life, not just Wishful Thoughts

[S] Matthew 18:26-27 --
 ²⁶"So the slave fell to the ground and prostrated himself before him, saying, 'Have patience with me and I will repay you everything.'
 ²⁷"And the lord of that slave felt compassion and released him and forgave him the debt.

[O] Here is an excellent example of how a wrong set of assumptions or expectations can lead to a greater error.  The slave asked for a delay of payment until he can make enough money to pay it all back while the master in verse 27 actually released his debt completely.  The slave's "good intention" of paying back his debt was actually impossible to achieve because of the amount was something more like millions or billions of dollars in today's term.  Based on his (wrong) assumption of paying it back, however, drove him to start gathering all the money he can and that determination turned him into a merciless man only purpose in life is to make more money to pay back the master.  Instead of living a life filled with his own plans to achieve a goal and purpose that is unachievable, he simply had to accept the pardoning of his master and live a freed life filled with gratitude.

[A] This story speaks into my heart every time I read it because I find myself not really living out the "freed" life with gratitude of God's pardoning of my inability to pay Him back with my life's efforts.  I need to grasp onto His gift of forgiveness so I may enjoy this life for Him.

[P] Dear Father, please correct any wrong assumptions in my life so that I won't live a worthless life like this slave.  I want to enjoy the fullness of your joy based on the freedom You gave me to live without worrying about my faults.  In Jesus' name. Amen.