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| Pastor Joshua Bandele |
CAC WORLDWIDE WATCHWORD FOR YEAR 2019 Romans 10:13; “For whoever calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved.” (NKJV)
Matthew 6:19; “Christ has commanded us, realizing what is at stake for us: "Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on the earth but do lay up for yourselves treasures in Heaven. Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also." (NKJV)
“God can do anything, you know far more than you could ever imagine or guess or request in your wildest dreams!” Ephesians 3:20. We know that setting goals is important because the Bible tells us that Jesus set goals. In fact, He often announced publicly what his goal was for the next phase of his ministry. So why should you set goals?
Today we’re going to talk about three reasons to set goals:
1. You need to set goals because it is a spiritual responsibility.
If you don’t have goals for your life, you have already decided to let other people run your life. When you don’t decide in advance what’s important, you’re letting other people decide. You end up wasting your life, because you haven’t clarified how you want to grow as a follower of Christ. Philippians 3:12, 14-15.
2. You need to set goals because they are statements of faith. If you’re a believer in Jesus Christ and you set a goal, you’re saying, “I believe that God wants me to accomplish this by this time. This is what I believe God is going to do in my life.” Goals aren’t just a statement of faith. They stretch your faith. The bigger your goal, the more your faith will be stretched. And that pleases God. Ephesians 3:20
3. You need to set goals because they focus your energy.
Focus is the key to an effective life. If you spread your energy out and diffuse it over a whole bunch of things, you’ll make no impact at all. But if you focus your life, it’s going to be powerful, and it will change the world.
You don’t have time to do everything. But here’s the good news: God doesn’t expect you to do everything! The key to being effective in life as a follower of Jesus is to do what matters most and forget everything else. Goals help you maintain that kind of focus. “I do not run without a goal. I fight like a boxer who is hitting something not just the air” 1 Corinthians 9:26
Paul say, “I can do all this through him who gives me strength” (Philippians 4:13).
May everything you do in this New Year 2019 be in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that way He will bring prosperity into your life. May you and your family have a Happy New Year.” IT SHALL BE WELL WITH YOU.
BEGIN THE NEW YEAR WITH CHRIST,
Pastor Joshua Bandele
CAC Great Britain Headquarters, London
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