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27other people out there who aren't even at the airport. Some don't even know there's a plane. Are some of you sitting on life%u2019s runway, revving up, building up a little speed, but not enough speed to get airborne? You've never gotten off the ground in your relationship with Christ. You know about Him, but you've never gotten off the ground in real commitment to know Him.Some of you may have been sitting on that runway for years, revving your engines and saying, \ of these days, one of these days, I'm going to get committed. One of these days I'm going to give my life to God. One of these days, I'm going to stop living out my plan and start living God's plan.\regrets saying I did such a stupid thing! I invested my life, I invested my time and I invested my talent for the wrong purpose. How I wish I could do it over again. But it will be too late.What is it that's holding you back from your commitment? What is it that's keeping you on the runway, instead of being airborne? Is it fear? Afraid of what God will do with you? Is it nearsightedness, are you just still looking at all these things around you? Is it just pure selfishness? Is it a relationship? What is it? Has there ever been a time in your life since you made your initial commitment to Christ that you made an unreserved commitment of your talent, your time, your treasure or your life withouthesitation or reservation. You see the real issue is do you want to be a casual, lukewarm, Christian the rest of your life? You can't be partially committed to Christ. The one thing Christianity cannot be is moderately important. You can hide, you can stay uncommitted, and basically, nobody will know%u2014but God knows. Lesson # 1299 -February 2, 1997Chapter 5 Setting Spiritually-Based GoalsMission StatementA good mission statement never changes. It is the constant compass point for your life, your business, your desires or whatever.One of the best illustrations of that point goes back to the 19th century when most people traveled by horse and buggy. Henry Ford was one of scores and scores of buggy makers. As technology brought about the gasoline-powered engine and the automobile, most of those buggy makers went out of business because they thought their mission was making buggies. Henry Ford identified his company's mission as transporting people. See there will always be a need for that, taking people from point A to point B. Consequently, you know the rest of the story.