SET FAITH GOALS FOR GUARANTEED SUCCESS


Everyone has goals, but not everyone acts on them. We all set goals, perhaps even without knowing it. We don't start out on a vacation without knowing where we are going, don't plant a garden without knowing what we want to grow, or build a house without giving the builder any instructions.

The more intentional we are in setting our goals, the more likely we will be to achieve them. And for the Christian, when we include God in the process, we are assured success.

Why set goals?

How to set faith goals:

  1. Spend time with God. Seek His will and direction and He will respond by giving you that direction.

  2. Record your impressions. As you spend time with God, you need to record what He seems to be saying to you. As you write those things down, assurance and conviction will result. Continually ask God, "What would You have me do?"

  3. Make the goal measurable. After spending time with God and recording what He says to you, you are ready to set a faith goal. A faith goal is a statement of God's will. For example, "To be a good father" is not a goal but a purpose statement. "To spend fifteen minutes a day with each of my children" is a goal that can be measured.

  4. Take action. Faith is acting on the basis of what God wants you to do.

  5. The means of accomplishment may not be evident. But, if it is based on God's will, you can count on Him to show you the means.

  6. The goal may be set with "apparent" inadequate resources. If it is God's goal, it is God's responsibility to provide the resource. And He will because He is faithful.

  7. The goal may require you to set an objective without fully understanding it. "By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to the place which he would afterward receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going" (Heb. 11:8).

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