| GOAL-SETTING FOR 2003 |
| 27% of population | Welfare recipients |
| 60% of population | "Just getting by" in life |
| 10% of population | Moderately successful |
| 3% of population | Highly successful |
| 27% of population | Made no effort to plan for their future |
| 60% of population | Gave some thought to the future |
| 10% of population | Had a good idea of where they were heading |
| 3% of population | Had written down goals |
Prov 11:27 (TEV)
If your goals are good, you will be respected, but if you are looking for trouble,
that is what you will get.
Lk 13:32-33 (NIV)
(Jesus:) "I will drive out demons and heal people today and tomorrow, and
on the third day I will reach My goal. In any case, I must keep going today
and tomorrow and the next day ..."
Phil 3:14
(Paul:) I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ
Jesus.
A GOOD BIBLE EXAMPLE OF GOAL-SETTING - ELIEZER (Gen 24)
1. Determine your Position
2. Define your Purpose
3. Discover a Promise
4. Describe the Profit
Jn 3:16
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever
believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
Heb 11:6
But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must
believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.
5. Desire in Prayer
Mk 11:24 (KJV)
(Jesus:) "Therefore I say unto you, what things soever you desire, when
you pray, believe that you receive them, amd you shall have them."
6. Diagnose the Problems
7. Design a Plan
Pro 16:9 (TLB)
We should make plans - counting on God to direct us.
Pro 24:3-4 (TLB)
Any enterprise is built by wise planning, becomes strong through common sense,
and profits wonderfully by keeping abreast of the facts.
8. Discipline your Personality
9. Deposit the Price
10. Depend on People