Set Some Spiritual Goals

SET SOME SPIRITUAL GOALS

Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. Colossians 3:2

Where your treasure is, there will your heart be. Your heart will pursue anything that you consider to be important. For your heart to pursue the right things, you must treasure the right things. You must have godly desires and godly goals.

   A spiritual goal is any specific Christ-centred target you set for yourself. The Lord said in Matthew 6:33, “But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.” God’s Word is filled with what is right and good, therefore reading and learning the Bible is a good place to start and a good place to stay.

   A spiritual goal does not depend on people or circumstances beyond your ability or right to control. It is a goal that depends on God’s grace and the help of the Holy Spirit. Although people may let you down, you can still fulfil your godly desires. When your desires are of God, His grace and favour abounds towards you.

   Holiness is a spiritual desire. Walking in love is a godly desire. Serving in the house of God is a spiritual desire. Sharing the gospel with others is a spiritual desire. Set these desires as goals to pursue. Seek these first and all the other things shall be added to you.

   When your ways please the Lord, He answers your prayers before you pray. When your heart is in the right place, God’s will becomes your will. His thoughts become your thoughts. His ways become your ways. If these are your treasures in 2019, then your heart will be in the right places this year.

Prayer: Lord, I need Your help to make some advancements this year.

Scriptural Reading: Colossians 3:1-16

1 If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God.

2 Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth.

3 For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.

4 When Christ who is our life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.

5 Therefore put to death your members which are on the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.

6 Because of these things the wrath of God is coming upon the sons of disobedience,

7 in which you yourselves once walked when you lived in them.

8 But now you yourselves are to put off all these: anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy language out of your mouth.

9 Do not lie to one another, since you have put off the old man with his deeds,

10 and have put on the new man who is renewed in knowledge according to the image of Him who created him,

11 where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcised nor uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave nor free, but Christ is all and in all.

Character of the New Man

12 Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering;

13 bearing with one another, and forgivi…

Set Some Spiritual Goals