words God brought to Abraham, David, Joseph and countless others. Could He have something personal to say to you too?
Getting away with God on a personal retreat can provide the time, place and space to sit with Jesus and listen. Are you stuck? Need to seek God about clarification or direction? Wanting to unpack a theme in Scripture or take a new look at the Gospels? Samuel’ s words in 1 Samuel 3:10 work for us too,“ Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.” Choosing this type of retreat can be quite enlightening.
A Goal Setting Retreat: What’ s the plan?
Goal setting is one of my favorite retreat activities. Maybe it’ s because I am a life coach, but I swoon at the sight of lists and calendars. It’ s crazy, but one of the paradoxes of Scripture is we are called both to plan, and then to hand the plan over to God in case He has a different agenda. That’ s hard for a girl like me!
Some of us are goal setters, and some cringe at the concept. Where do you fit on the spectrum? Do you make to-do lists for each day / month / year? Do you love to cross off items as you accomplish them? Maybe you like a more generalized“ Sometime I would like to( fill in the blank)” without getting specific as to when.
What kind of goals? you might ask. How about if you pick and choose from the following goal-setting menu, according to what might be your style.
1) Life Goals: These could also be called mission statements. These goals don’ t change from year to year, but define the overall direction of your life. This could be a list of four to six items of priority for your life’ s journey or a simple mission statement.
2) Five-ten year goals: Can you project where you would like to be in that time period? What would it take to get there? Some of the categories might include family, career, ministry, education, etc. Ask God to give you some direction to fill in a few blanks.
3) One year goals: One year from now, how do you want your life to look? Your family? Your work? Your body? Dream big, but realistically. From there, plan backwards. What has to be in place in 6 months, 3 months, next month, next week?
4) Short term goals: This
A retreat offers time away to spend with God as well as a time for deep rest.
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