2008 Goals: Faith

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This is the week I reveal my goals. And this is the year I learn how to follow through on goals. I’m learning that having goals is an important part in moving forward in any area in life, and it’s high time I learn how to set goals and then take the steps I need to take to achieve those goals.

Since I will be focusing on faith on Mondays, I’ll give you my goals for my spiritual life today.

• Set up a regular quiet time. My quiet time has fallen apart since my son was born. Sadly, that was 5 years ago. It’s time that I set up a daily date with the Lord again. I’m not saying I never spend time in the Word, but it’s hit and miss these days. I’m giving myself all year to accomplish this goal. By the end of December 2008 my goal is to have a nice groove going for my quiet times. I realize there will probably be a lot of trial and error before I reach that point though.
• Read through the one year New Testament. I attempted this last year, but I missed a lot of passages. I think it’s mostly because I didn’t have a regular reading time. So I need to establish a regular time, and I will keep you updated on whether I’m sticking with it or not.
• Organize my prayer life. I’m really good at saying a quick prayer for someone who requests it. And I’m pretty good at heeding God’s voice when He’s telling me to pray. But I’m not very organized, and often I’ll think of someone and know I’m supposed to be praying, but I forget what I was supposed to be praying for. I want to set up a journal to keep track of prayer requests and answered prayers, so I can be more effective at remembering what I’m supposed to be praying for.

So on Mondays you can expect updates on whether I’m meeting my goals, as well as spiritual things that I’m grappling with, worship songs that are speaking to me, and things I’m learning. And if you have any suggestions as to how to meet some of the goals I’ve set, feel free to share what works for you!

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