| 98 - How to Set Annual Goals |
|
| Written by Patrick Morley |
| Wednesday, December 10 2008 11:08 |
![]() Why not set aside a few hours for a personal retreat? Begin with prayer. Ask God to intervene in your heart, take you to new places, show you new things, and guide you into the new year. Slowly proceed through these twelve areas. Set goals where appropriate. Note: This is adapted from A Look in the Mirror #62. 1. SELF EXAMINATION Richard Foster said, “Superficiality is the curse of our age. . . . The desperate need today is not for a greater number of intelligent people, or gifted people, but for deep people. “ Socrates said, “The unexamined life is not worth living.” We live in a wonderful age, but it has a dark side. Many of us today are in a "structural hurry”—a fast pace is “structure” into our lives. The price of pace is peace. Let’s begin the new year by resolving to call “time out” to peer into our souls. Read Psalm 17:3, 26:1-12, 32:8, 139:1-24; 2 Corinthians 10:3-5, 13:5. Sample Goal: I will take one morning each month to slow down, examine my heart, think deeply about my life, and make changes based upon God’s purpose. My Goal: ___________________________________
|






