Setting Goals

Thirty-four days ago we welcomed the arrival of 2020.  As one who sang along with Prince's "1999" in 1982 and wondered what the arrival of Y2K would bring, writing "2020" seems a bit odd.  Nevertheless, we have begun our journey into this next decade  What will you do, Lord-willing, with this year?  Next year?  Five years?  Ten?

Times such as the start of a new decade offer prime opportunities to set goals for the future.  As you set goals, it helps to rely on intentional methods.  Rolls of dice and hurls of darts prove faulty in determining one's strategic planning.  The Holy Spirit, after all, indwells Christians; so we need not rely on the casting of lots. So how should Christians make plans for the future?
Christians TRUST.
1) Turn to God in prayer.
2) Refuse to worry.
3) Understand that many events will be out of your control.
4) Stay the course of faithfulness.
5) Talk with trustworthy brothers and sisters in faith.

I encourage you to read the following passages of Scripture as you set goals guided by the components of TRUST.
Turn - Matthew 5:5-15; 6:33
Refuse - Matthew 6:25-34
Understand - John 16:33; James 1:2-4; 1 Peter 4:12
Stay - Philippians 4:4-13; James 1:12
Talk - Psalm 1; Proverbs 12:5, 15; 15:31-33; 19:20

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