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Setting Christ-Centered Goals
By Kevin Nuber Have you heard them yet? Scores of people talking about “New Year’s resolutions?” Have you tried making those kinds of promises to yourself, only to find that they usually never last beyond January 31st? Shortly after becoming a Christian, I began making resolutions “before God” and declaring everything from losing weight and eating better, to reading more good books and turning off the television. Dare I say it? They didn’t last long. What happens? How do our good intentions derail so easily? Should Christians even engage in the practice of making resolutions? We would probably all be surprised how many do not. Obviously, resolutions are helpful and…
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Is There Such a Thing as Christian Goal Setting?
We could talk about the Biblical word “plan” for goals and the planning that goes into them. Plans themselves can be blessed or not. God has plans and so do people. God blesses righteous plans and blasts away ones that aren’t so righteous! Above all, plans are subject to the will of God. Is goal setting and planning even Biblical? You bet! God gives people plans: [King David] gave [Solomon] the plans of all that the Spirit had put in his mind for the courts of the temple of the Lord and all the surrounding rooms, for the treasuries of the temple of God and for the treasuries for the…
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10 Ways to Live the Gifted Life
Don’t you want to lead a gifted life, where you know God is in control and that you’re using all your gifts and talents to the good of the kingdom and for your own great blessing? There is a way to make that happen. I call this process “Guidance, Gifts and Goals.” Guidance Seek guidance from God. God doesn’t usually send down road signs (although He can!). Finding His will is more often a matter of being in relationship with Him. That happens through prayer, Bible study, meditation, worship. The more we do these things, the more allied we are with the Holy Spirit. Journal the process. You can often…