“He [God] poured out His kindness by giving us every kind of wisdom and insight when He revealed the mystery of His plan to us. He had decided to do this through Christ. He [God] planned to bring all of history to its goal in Christ. Then Christ would be the head of everything in heaven and on earth.” ~ Ephesians 1:8-10 (GW)
Today, I want to share with you something briefly that one of my mentors shared a while ago that blessed me very much. Dear friend, setting goals isn’t just a good idea for productivity. It’s a spiritual discipline, like prayer, fasting, giving, and reading your Bible.
- In fact, goal setting can be an act of stewardship because we try to make the most of all God has given us.
- We can easily waste our lives. Plenty of people do it! To make the most of our lives and invest them in a way that outlasts us, we’ll need goals.
- Even God sets goals! The Bible says,
“[God] planned to bring all of history to its goal in Christ. Then Christ would be the head of everything in heaven and on earth.” ~ Ephesians 1:10 (GW)
God didn’t sit around and let the history of the world unfold in a way it found appropriate. He planned history…woow!! God has goals for the church. God has goals for every facet of the universe.
History is moving to a climax. There will be a judgment day, when every knee will bow and every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord. History is moving toward that goal—because God planned it that way.
- I believe if God plans, then we should too. God wants us to be like Him in all facets of our lives, including setting goals.
- Sometimes we say, “I’m not going to plan. I’m just going to trust God and go with the flow.”
- That’s not spiritual. It’s foolish! Please, we shouldn’t go one more day without making plans for this week, this month, and this year.
Rick Warren says that the Bible has more than 7,000 promises from God to us — promises of success, confidence, health, prosperity, strength, wisdom, and more. Why does God make these promises? Because He wants you and I to learn to trust Him.
- When you set a goal, don’t focus on the problems; focus on the promises.
- Find a promise in God’s Word that will take you to your goal.
- The size of your God determines the size of your goal.
Let’s start making some plans, and trust God to fulfill His promise to bring everything in history—including you and I—to its goal in Christ.
Reflection: Today, what promises from God’s Word can inspire and direct your goals? How does your eternal perspective affect the kind of goals you set?
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Disclaimer: this post contains portions of messages and text originally shared by Ps Rick Warren (who is one of my mentors in the faith).