HOW TO ACHIEVE YOUR GOALS IN LIFE (PART 3 OF 3)

HOW TO ACHIEVE YOUR GOALS IN LIFE (PART 2 OF 3)

September 18, 2022

A DECREE OF WONDERFUL THINGS TO YOU!

September 20, 2022

19th SEPTEMBER 2022

You do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. Instead, you ought to say, ‘If it is the Lord’s will, we will live and do this or that.’ – James 4:13-15

In today’s devotional, we shall continue with the nine steps to actualizing your goals in life.

8. Enlist a team of support. The scripture says, “One person standing alone is easily attacked and defeated, but two can stand back-to-back and conquer. Three people are even better, for a triple-braided cord is not easily broken.” (Ecclesiastes 4:12). Therefore, build a powerful team around yourself. The stronger your team is, the more you can fulfil your dream. Success is never a one-person job; it takes teamwork, for God wired it this way because the most important lesson he wants you to learn here on earth is to love people.

9. You must make a good sacrifice or pay the price. In human relationships, nothing seems to be free. Eliezer gave Rebekah gifts to win her heart (Ref. Genesis 24:53) If you are serious about getting focused in life, you need to ask three questions.

i. What will it cost?

ii. What am I willing to give?

iii. Is it worth it?

If the price is not worth it, restructure your plans and move in a different direction. Ask God for His will regarding what you must put into your work plan to get to your goal. God is great! He never gives His children any temptation greater than them. Just trust in God and lean on Him. Also, remember that investing in something that will outlast you is the greatest use of your life. Don’t begin to work toward your goals until you’ve counted the cost.

Perhaps, you may begin to wonder if you have set goals. The best way to commence setting goals for yourself is to first fast and pray for at least three days while asking God to reveal His will concerning your set goals. You will definitely receive some revelations concerning the issue. Then, begin to work with your revelations while stopping intermittently at different stages in the course of work for thanksgiving for what God had started in your life.

So beloved, it’s time to start; what is God’s will for you? Ensure that you move in the right direction.

PRAYER

Father in the name of Jesus Christ, I thank you for your word today. Like Abraham, I hold onto your promise to actualize these goals (Mention your goals here). Lord, I know you are always with me. I do not doubt the reality of your promises in my life; I know you are bigger! I thank you, father, AMEN.

FURTHER READING: Proverbs 16:3

Mary Lawrence-Dokpesi

Mary Lawrence-Dokpesi was born in Nigeria to Patrick Abuda Obeakemhe and Juliana Fatimatu Obeakemhe, both from Ogbona Town. With a master’s degree in law, she was called to the bar at the age of twenty-two, and she is currently the principle partner of the law firm Mary Lawrence-Dokpesi & Associates. She is also the founder of two philanthropic organizations: the Living Waters Mission and the Rose Croix Foundation. In addition to law, Lawrence-Dokpesi was drawn to spiritual pursuits at an early age, having begun studying philosophy, theology, chaplaincy, and spirit therapy by the age of eighteen. Inspired by her spiritual calling, she has produced ten intensively researched manuscripts on spiritual matters. Although Understanding the Spiritual was the last to be written, it is the first to be published. Lawrence-Dokpesi is a mother and a wife living in the city of Abuja, Nigeria.