For the next few weeks, we want to look at an important topic “how to Focus our life”. Being focused helps us to achieve the things God called us to do, so it’s really important to step into that. But it’s not easy with everything that always goes on. Last week we talked about overcommitting and how it affects us. This week we will talk about setting goals.
January 1st is for many people the goal setting day. Many want to lose weight or go to the gym. The signup for gyms at this time is huge and the gyms are full. But then 2 weeks later there are way fewer people. Why is that? Did they already lose all the weight or get fit? No, but they gave up. Why? Because they didn’t set smart goals.
The same is true in focusing our life. When we don’t set goals for the things we want to focus on and develop in, it is really hard to see a progress and in a short amount of time we are distracted again and lose the focus. But if we set realistic goals we will move forward and thrive. What is a smart goal? It’s a goal that is measurable. Example if you want to focus on meeting your neighbors a smart goal could be like this: I want to have a conversation with 2 of my neighbors each week for the next month. So now with a goal like that, you can look back at the end of the month and see clearly if you achieved what you planned. Goals like that help you also to keep your focus on the things that matter to you. When you set a goal and remember it you are more likely put a focus on it.
When you look at Abraham in the bible you have a good example. He talked to God and God gave him the goal to move to a new place. He packed everything to follow the goal that God set for him. And guess what he made it there, but again his focus was on the task that God has given him! So let us all start doing that.
Pray and ask God what he wants you to focus on in your life and then set a goal to get there!
Hey our friend
We hope you had a wonderful week!! We are in Germany right now and don’t have time on the computer so we prewrote some blogs for the next few weeks. Please pray for San Francisco while we are gone that people experience more the love of God and start understanding the meaning of the gospel for there life.
So don’t forget this week to set some goals!
God bless you
Markus and Jen