They are grounded on faith, not human logic.
Goals set by human reasoning alone do not
take into account the supernatural power of
God. If they do not stretch our faith, they lead
to underachievement. A goal inspired by the
Holy Spirit may not seem possible to us, but
if we have truly heard from God, it can be
done. On the other hand, over-ambitious goals
rooted in unreality or pride are presumptuous.
Unrealistic goal-setting is demotivating and
leads to discouragement, when the goals
are not fulfilled.
Spiritual goal-setting is about having God’s
vision of the future and determining to bring
it about. As disciples of Christ, we must have
a healthy future focus. God has given us a
future and a hope, and we must be able to
see it clearly in order to bring it about. He has
a prepared purpose for our lives that we can
delight in fulfilling.
Goals help us lay hold of God’s plans and
purposes and anchor them in the world of
space and time. This does not mean that every
Spirit-inspired goal will be achieved. We must
act in purposeful obedience, doing what he
tells us to do. The keys to partnering with God
are always keen listening and active obeying.
Faith without actions is fruitless.
Taking the limits off God
Be prepared to be challenged when you
agree to work with God. He wants you also
to dream big dreams. God is able to do
exceedingly above and beyond all we can
think or imagine. Audacious faith delights him.
Nothing is impossible – if only we believe God.
Real faith is rooted in revelation. It is not about
telling God what we want, but hearing what he
wants and then going out and doing it. God
wants to challenge our human
Working together
Goal-setting is part of strategic planning.
At KT we encourage leaders to set goals in
every cell. Without goals, our 20:20 Vision will
remain just a set of good ideas. With goals we
know what we are going to do and by when.
They are milestones on the road that mark the
steps we need to fulfil in order to arrive at
a certain place at a certain time.
Highlighting resources
Goal-setting highlights the resources we
need in order to achieve our objectives. Setting
a seemingly straightforward goal of launching
a new cell will provoke an intensive process of
strategic thinking and serious planning. It will
also cause us to spend a lot of time in prayer.
Planning ahead
When you set your goals for 2018, take account
where every cell member is on their discipleship
journey, as well as also their realistic anticipated
progress in the year ahead. All this time we
continue our ‘conversation’ with the Holy Spirit,
asking him for his wisdom and guidance. We do
not want to miss what he is saying to us about
the goals we should be setting!
Achieving your goals
The saying goes, ‘If you fail to plan, then you
plan to fail’. If you don’t aim at a target, how can
expect to hit it? But neither of these sayings
guarantees that all your goals will be achieved!
If the goals are not fulfilled as hoped, we never
make people feel guilty or like failures. We
listen to their experience and involve every cell
member as we develop our goals for the next
year. That way, each person takes responsibility
for their part in achieving the goals beginning
with their own, personal ones. ❖
Cell leaders can go to leaders.kt.org to find
all of the information to remind themselves
of our 20:20 Vision aims.
Goals are faith statements – they declare
what we believe about the future.
Goals must:
• be visual – you must be able to
picture them. Otherwise they are not
specific enough. You will never see with
your natural eyes what you cannot first
see with your spiritual eyes.
• be achievable but ambitious.
• be clear, measurable and time specific.
• be written down bringing clarity
and accountability.
• be supported by specific action,
broken down into specific steps.
• call for real change – what to stop
doing, what to start doing, and what
to keep doing.
• be kept in a visible place so that
you will constantly keep them in view
and under review.
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