Don't pursue what God does not present

I have often struggled with the idea of going after your dreams.  I feel what God has taught me is to seek Him for the things that I pursue.  At the same time, allow Him to bring my way anything that He wants for me.  Once He presents to me the opportunities, that is when in start to pursue excellence in them.  If I go and try and pursue excellence in something that is outside of God's purposes for my life, then I am foolish to pursue them.  Allow God to bring the things He wants for me to me.  At that point, then go and set goals and pursue excellence knowing that I am doing so within His will.  This brings tremendous freedom to still be goal oriented, but at the same time know that I am in the Lord's will.  What great peace and excitement this brings.