12.30.2007

according to all its plans

"Setting Godly goals" {Isa32:8}
* Why set goals?
- We're created in God's image and He's a planner {Isa46:9-11,25:1; Ps139:16}
- To give self hope {Job6:11}
- To focus life & energy {1Cor9:24-27}
- To develop relationship w/ God {Phil3:8,12-13}
- We're commanded to live purposefully {1Tim4:7-8}
* Basic principles of Goal-setting
- Goal-writing is a matter of discovering God's will for our lives {Prov16:9}
- Writing them down is an important part of process {1Chron28:11-12,19}
- Accountability is essential to living out goals {Prov15:22,27:17}
* Application
- Get started ASAP
- Review often
- Make first 3 goals most important ones -- Bible-reading, prayer, family

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