Setting goals is a spiritual principle that makes sense. The Bible tells us to write the vision down and make it plain, so that those who read it can run with it. (Habakkuk 2:2)
So here are the steps for setting and accomplishing goals, one at a time.
1) Write it down – Just use you pen or keyboard to express what you want to accomplish. Small goals are as important as the large ones!
2) Make it plain – Keep it simple. Enough of life is complicated. Keep it easy to read and easy to understand.
3) Read it – Keep it in front of you – on your dashboard in your car, or on your mirror in your bathroom, or on your screen of your computer. Read it as a reminder and as an encouragement to yourself.
4) Run with it – Be a doer! Don’t just think about it, put it into action. Don’t put it off until tomorrow, begin today and do it now.
There is a great sense of accomplishment that comes when you achieve your goals. I am a firm believer in lists, and I even get satisfaction from checking off each item as the day goes by. If improving our spiritual fitness is what we want to do, (I hope it is!) let’s make a clear plan to get us where we want to be. Getting fit spiritually should be an enjoyable experience with great rewards along the way. There can be joy in work it out!