Christian Stress Management: Christian Goal Setting part 1

Christian Goal Setting part 1 is an excerpt from the book Christian Goal Setting.

The following are the steps that you need to take if you want to set and achieve your goals in life.

Pray Over The Goal

The first step to achieving your goals in life is to pray over the goals.

Learn from David when he and his men returned to their homes in Ziklag and found their houses razed and their wives and children kidnapped for David inquired of the Lord saying, “Shall I pursue after this troop?” (1 Samuel 30:8)

David did not immediately set a goal of setting out to pursue the kidnappers. He first sought the Lord’s direction. God encouraged him and told him, “Pursue, for you shall surely overtake them and recover everything.” (1 Samuel 30:8)

As a result of acknowledging God before he set out on his goal, God directed David’s path and he and his men found an Egyptian who had been a servant of one of the kidnapping Amalekites. This man had been left to die by his master when he fell sick and he led David and his men to the hideout of the Amalekite attackers. David and his men were therefore able to find and fight the Amalekites and they recovered all their family members and all their property. (1 Samuel 30:11-19)

Therefore, Do not be wise in your own eyes. (Proverbs 3:7) Or, in other words do not consider yourself so wise that you do not need God’s guidance when setting your goals. Instead, In all your ways acknowledge God and He shall direct your paths. (Proverbs 3:6)

Seeking God’s direction is beneficial before you set your goals because He can help you save time and money for David and his men could have wasted days and even weeks looking for the Amalekites’ hideout if the Lord had not directed their paths to the ailing Egyptian who was willing to lead them to his cruel master.

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Christian Goal Setting 2^nd Edition uses principles from the Bible to teach you how to plan, prepare and achieve your goals regardless of whether you are setting New Year resolutions, financial goals, weight loss goals, career goals, sales goals, relationship goals or any other goals in life.

This Christian self help book also contains motivational goal setting quotes from the Bible, a goal setting worksheet, monthly goal planning worksheet and a daily action plan worksheet to help you achieve your goals.