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Hebrews 11

By Faith We Understand

 ¹ Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

You cannot live by faith without setting goals and objective for your life.

Faith must have something to put substance to. These are goals and objectives of our lives.

Habakkuk 2:2

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The Just Live by Faith

² Then the LORD answered me and said:


      “ Write the vision
      And make it plain on tablets,
      That he may run who reads it.


      Vision-God's big picture for your life.It can be something that you imagine based on the Word of God.

Goal-a mark or objective on the way yo God's big picture for your life.



Philippians 3:13-14

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¹³ Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, ¹⁴ I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

Press-pursue with diligence

Paul said that he presses towards a mark- a meaningful objective towards the high calling.

We must break down the high calling into segments  that makes it easier to establish meaningful goals.

Start with God's highest and best  and then with the Word of God, bring it down to a meaningful mark or goal that you can obtain.

Goals are marks that take us on our way towards our high calling for our lives.

If you don't set goals and objectives you will have no mark to press toward and you will never arrive there.

Most of us don't take  the time  to set the goals  necessary for our lives.

It isn't enough to became just goal oriented and not just any goal will do.

Scriptural Priorities in Goal Setting:

1.Your personal relationship with God.


2. Your marriage and raising  your children  in the nurture  and admonition of Lord.


3.Your Local Church(the supply you make in the Body of Christ.)

4.Your job or occupation.

5.Your social and recreation life.

These priorities will help  you establish the level of relationship with God that make His ability available to accomplish the goals for your life.

Guidelines for Setting Effective Goals:

1.Do not confuse the goal with the blessing  or reward of  accomplishing the goal.

2.Be sure that all of your goals are ultimately not about you but are  to serve others (

Mark 10:43-44

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⁴³ Yet it shall not be so among you; but whoever desires to become great among you shall be your servant. ⁴⁴ And whoever of you desires to be first shall be slave of all.)

3.Count the cost of pressing towards your goal(

Luke 14:28

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²⁸ For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not sit down first and count the cost, whether he has enough to finish it—)

There are going  to be two primary investments in accomplishing your goal: time and effort.

4. Write down your goal and review it daily(

Habakkuk 2:2

New King James Version (NKJV)

The Just Live by Faith

 
² Then the LORD answered me and said:


      “ Write the vision
      And make it plain on tablets,
      That he may run who reads it.)  

5. A useful guide  to setting goals can be  found in the following mnemonic:

.  S- Specific

.  M- Measurable

.   A-Attainable 

. R-Realistic 

. T-Timely

Preached by Pastor Brad
http://springhill.cc/