Life Goals, part 3

In my last post I promised to share in depth about my first 3 goals. Honestly, I don’t really want to! Right now I don’t want to open up and make myself vulnerable to any reader who happens to come across our blog. But I am putting my self in your shoes… to you, the reader who could be just like I was 4 years ago. These goals could encourage you to not make some of the same silly mistakes that I did. But maybe you’re an old man who happened across this blog by mere chance… well, welcome! Be encouraged and get motivated to write some goals of your own!
 
These goals that I am about to share with you are a conglomeration of lists I’ve made through the past 4 years but this particular list came together in August as a result of a Young Adults Retreat that I attended. Before the event they asked us to all prayerfully write out goals for our life and then challenged us to consistently check ourselves against that list from that point on. So, I challenge you to the same! Write your own Life Goals! Everyone’s will look different, yours will likely look much different than mine but I’m sure we will also have some similarities.  

My first goal is:

1. Peel back the lies and misconceptions I have of who God is through study and teachings. Focus on His character. Using this knowledge I can better apply the next goal…
   

These lies and misconceptions can come through teachers who already hold these false ideas for themselves, the character of men in authority over us can often shape our ideas about God’s character, an unbalanced concentration on 1 of God’s many attributes (I.e. focusing only on His mercy and grace, while forgetting His righteous judgment OR vice versa). I encourage you to keep yourself open to seeing how these 3 things have helped your to better understand the character of God or how they may have presented a deformed or unbalanced representation. Because we would spend a lifetime learning about the character of God, I added it to my list of Life Goals.
 

1. Become a better representation/reflection of God to others Philippians 2:1-11

He said to be holy as he his holy, we are to be a reflection of his character- we were created in his image!  Let’s be like the moon, he is the sun and we reflect his light!

            3. Put my hope in God alone (my salvation comes from Him) and not in any one or anything else (i.e. myself, my job, my family- present or any future family I may have, Lord willing). Psalm 25:1-7, Psalm 62:5, Psalm 130:7

In the past I have made these things idols and expected my joy and fulfillment to come from them. Now I know the Yahweh is the only hope that cannot disappoint! However, these idols can creep back onto the throne of my heart. Not that any of these things are bad, but I must view them in their proper purpose and when I view them as my ‘hope’ then I have misplaced my hope and have guaranteed that I will not be joyful or fulfilled.

 Life Goals

Life’s Word: Faithful
 
Mission Statement:
Faithfully commit my life to The Lord as a willing and faithful servant. Romans 6:15-18, 12:1-2
 
Goals:
 
1. Peel back the lies and misconceptions I have of who God is through study and teachings. Focus on His character. Using this knowledge I can better apply the next goal…
 
2. Become a better representation/reflection of God to others Philippians 2:1-11
 
3. Put my hope in God alone (my salvation comes from Him) and not in any one or anything else (i.e. myself, my job, my family- present or any future family I may have, Lord willing). Psalm 25:1-7, Psalm 62:5, Psalm 130:7
 
4.  SURRENDER- everything. Hebrews 12:1-3, Proverbs 3:5-6
 
5. Write! Write for the blog to spread encouragement to others. Ephesians 4:29
 
6. Effectively communicate with others so that I can learn how Messiah is working through them and I can better understand how to encourage them in their walk. Hebrews 3:13, 1 Thessalonians 5:11
 
7. Begin each day with a grateful heart. Psalm 119:164, 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
 
8. Do my future husband good and not evil all the days of my life by living for Yahweh and praying for him (whoever he is). Proverbs 31:30, Proverbs 12:4, Proverbs 18:22, Proverbs 19:14,
 
9. Become a better musician and use these skills to praise and worship Yah, be a blessing to my family, friends and future family. Psalm 150, Ephesians 5:19-20
 
9 ½. Keep writing songs as He gives them, sharing if appropriate. Ephesians 5:19-20
 
10. Proclaim the Gospel fearlessly, as I should. Mark 16:15, Ephesians 6:19
 
11. Keep my family in good health through encouraging a healthy lifestyle, enabling us to be in the best shape to minister to others
 
12. Maintain a home and atmosphere of true hospitality. Philippians 2:3, Galatians 6:7-10, Heb. 13:2,
1 Peter 4:9, Matthew 25:34-47, Romans 12:9-18                                                                           

-Bethany-