Goal Getter

Galatians 5:16-18 The Message (MSG)

16-18 My counsel is this: Live freely, animated and motivated by God’s Spirit. Then you won’t feed the compulsions of selfishness. For there is a root of sinful self-interest in us that is at odds with a free spirit, just as the free spirit is incompatible with selfishness. These two ways of life are antithetical, so that you cannot live at times one way and at times another way according to how you feel on any given day. Why don’t you choose to be led by the Spirit and so escape the erratic compulsions of a law-dominated existence?

Each year we set new goals as a family.  We sit down one night and just rattle off different things we want to do together as a family.  We write each one down individually on a post-it note and put it on our Family Goal board.  They can be things as simple as “Family Game Night” to “Carrie Underwood Legs” (Yeap, you can judge or chuckle, but that has been on the board for a couple of years now.)  However, this year I was led to look at this board a little differently.  The goals that I had been setting were self-driven goals.  They were nothing more than goals to achieve just to claim “I did it.”  Yes, many were accomplished, except the “Carrie Underwood Legs” (which is no longer one of my goals…LOL).   This year I decided to pray through 6 areas of my life and create God-driven goals.

My biggest question was this “How does God want to use me in 2019?”  In each area of my life, how can I honor Him.  The areas I focused on were as follows: faith, marriage, family, friends, health, and job.  I found a list of verses to go along with each area.  After a few days of spending my quiet time in the word with those verses, I began to form my 2019 goals.  I had no hesitation as I placed those goals on our family goal board.  Instead of “Carrie Underwood Legs”, I found myself placing goals such as “Complete a bible study with Mackenzie,” “A date with my mate” (that’s up there multiple times), “Complete 4 Bible Studies”…the list could go on.  2019 is going to be a year of growing in God’s grace and in His righteousness  I will be cultivating my relationship with Him so He can do His works in and through me. 

My question to you is this, are your goals sown in pursuit of righteousness.  Are they going to help reflect His everlasting light on the world around you?  Take a moment and reflect on your 2019 goals.  

1 Peter 1:15-16 The Message (MSG)

13-16 So roll up your sleeves, put your mind in gear, be totally ready to receive the gift that’s coming when Jesus arrives. Don’t lazily slip back into those old grooves of evil, doing just what you feel like doing. You didn’t know any better then; you do now. As obedient children, let yourselves be pulled into a way of life shaped by God’s life, a life energetic and blazing with holiness. God said, “I am holy; you be holy.”

Be Blessed!