09' Goals

Last Summer Luke, Sarah & Laura went to a camp called T Bar M. This week the staff who was their leaders mailed them a L.252 Card (see Luke 2:52) - encouraging them to set a 2.52 goal in 4 areas this year: Wisdom, Physical Fitness, Spiritual Growth, Family & Friends. And even gave them a little card to write them on. That's cool.

"The plans of the diligent lead to profit as surely as haste leads to poverty." Proverbs 21:5

"Plans succeed through good counsel; don't go to war without the advice of others." Proverbs 20:18

Last Sunday (click here if you missed the message) I challenged you in much the same way. To reflect back on 08' and see what God desires you to learn . . . and to think in different areas of your life (I suggested: Family life; Career/Work/Primary Responsibility life; Physical life; Spiritual life) . . . and ask God to give you a goal in each area of your life for this year. A way for you to reflect more of His glory at the end of 09' than you do now.

So how's your goal setting going? What is God telling you to charge after in 09'? Would you share some to encourage others?

Is It Fall Yet?

First day of August.

How many of you are thankful that Summer is a month away from being over??? Summer is great in many ways, but around my house it's so hard to find any rhythm in the Summer - it seems like we're going a new direction every week!

And the Fall (and I know . . . there is really NO climate season of 'Fall' in Corpus . . . but I'm talking about the moving of the calendar to September :) brings: a fresh start, a new semester, new relationships, new adventures, new opportunities.

In just a couple of weeks Emily leaves back to college and before then I'm hoping to sit down with each my kids and talk with them about goals for this next year in 3 different areas: spiritual goals, academic goals, and physical/athletic goals.

I know that many times we only think of life goals in January . . . but I have found that moving forward in this journey is much of the time easier when I break it down and bite off smaller chunks of time.

You may not of thought about it yet -- but as we enter a new season, what would be goals for you in growing in your relationship with God this Fall? Or, how about in building relationships with those who need to know Jesus? Or in stepping out in risk to serve the Kingdom?

What do you think?