The Importance of Goals
by
Patricia King
STUDY
INCLUDES:
A. Prophetic Encouragement
B. Devotional Teaching
C. Weekly Scripture Meditation
D. Resource Corner
A. PROPHETIC ENCOURAGEMENT
Set Clear Goals Now and Experience Fruitfulness in the Next
5 Years
I woke up around 4:00 a.m. on March 22, 2006. On arising,
the Lord began to speak these words to me: If you make clear
goals now, then within the next 5 years you will experience
multiplied fruitfulness. He further spoke to me that we could
not simply in this hour maintain the vision He gave us last
year or the year before but it was very important that we had
clear directives from His Spirit for this season. If we
established clearly defined, God-inspired goals at this time,
then within 5 years we would experience multiplied levels of
fruitfulness. If we fail to clearly define goals, then our
fruitfulness would be limited and we would be remorseful over
this in the coming days. There was urgency in the Lord's tone
over this.
Bible Characters were given clear goals from God
Moses had a clear goal to build the tabernacle in the
wilderness. God gave him the specific blueprint and Moses put
the plan into action. As a result, Israel was blessed in their
journey through the wilderness and the coming generations,
even to this day, were blessed with the revelation of Christ
that was hidden within the tabernacle.
Joshua received a clear goal to take the children of Israel
into the Promised Land. When he followed the Lord's
instruction carefully, they all possessed and occupied and
enjoyed the fruit for years following.
John the Baptist had a clear goal to prepare the way of the
Lord.
Jesus had a clear goal to fulfill the eternal, unbreakable
covenant between God and man.
The early church had a clear goal to go into all the world and
preach the gospel to every creature.
No need to spin wheels
You do not need to spin wheels in this hour. You do not
need to live in a rut. The Lord is going to give you fresh
vision that will become a solid foundation for you to move
forward on. Get ready, you are going to experience new hope
and fresh direction. You are living now in what you sowed in
the past seasons, but what you sow now you will reap in the
coming years. Plan your harvest this year for what you will
reap in the next 5 years.
Seeds are going to grow faster and larger in the next 5
years than ever before
The next five years are important years for you. Be
careful what you sow. You will reap what you sow. If you sow
to the flesh, you will reap corruption but if you sow to the
Spirit, you will reap life. The Lord says that seeds are going
to grow faster and larger in the next 5 years, more than in
any other time of your life. Those who plant bad seeds (like
discord, hatred, enmity, strife, jealousy, etc) in this hour
will reap a massive harvest of those things within 5 years,
but in the same manner, those who sow good seed, kingdom seed,
will reap a bountiful harvest of blessing that will overtake
them. This is the best time to sow good seeds. You will
receive a huge return. Be careful what you sow. This hour is
the best time to set fresh clear goals for your life. You will
experience fulfillment beyond your wildest dreams.
B. DEVOTIONAL TEACHING
God's stamp of approval is vital
Your goals must have God's stamp of approval on them. God
knows how to set goals and He does. He is the Master Goal
Setter. He set His goals in place for the redemption of man.
He set His goals in place for the return of Christ. He set His
goals for His glorious church. God always accomplishes His
goals. He can help you learn to set goals and fulfill them
just like He does. He will inspire you to set goals if you
wait on Him. Successful goals are to be determined by His
Spirit and not birthed from your carnal, soulish desires.
Spend time in the presence of the Lord. Wait on Him to give
you fresh vision. He will. He is the All Wise God.
Wait with expectancy for God to speak
Ask the Lord to inspire specific vision in your heart. I
like to wait on the Lord with pen and paper ready. Wait with
determination and expectancy for the Lord to speak. Prepare
yourself as you wait. I usually pray the following prayer in
preparation to hear from God:
"Father, I come to You and ask that You would convict me of
any unconfessed sin. I do not want anything to hinder my
ability to hear from You. Forgive me of any thought, word or
deed that has been displeasing to You. I turn away from such
things and receive cleansing. In Jesus' name I choose to cast
down my own soulish thoughts, desires and imaginations. In
Jesus' name I bind the enemy's voice. I determine to only hear
from You Lord. The voice of a stranger I will not hear. Only
Your voice do I submit to. Fill me afresh now with Your
precious Holy Spirit and cause me to discern Your voice. Thank
You, Lord. Amen."
Now, the beauty of this type of prayer is that you cover all
the bases. You have removed the issue of sin so that there is
no hindrance there. You have cast down your own soulish
inclinations. You have bound the enemy from interfering and
you have invited the Holy Spirit to fill you and speak to your
heart. That takes care of anything that might hinder your
ability to hear from God. The next thing is to simply believe
that what comes to your heart is of Him. Have confidence.
God usually speaks His will into your thoughts and
imagination, so don't shake off the dreams that come into your
heart and mind. Don't think, "Oh, that's probably just me."
Remember, you just prayed the prayer to cast down the things
that come from your own soulish nature. You have just prayed
to bind the enemy. You have fully submitted and yielded to the
Spirit so trust then, that He is speaking to you. Do not
doubt, for the double-minded man is unstable in all his ways
and will receive nothing from the Lord (see James 1:5-7).
Have clearly defined goals
The first step in fulfilling a goal is to have one. Make
sure that you have clearly defined goals and write them out.
Remember the word of the Lord here is concerning the next 5
years, so simply ask Him to give you vision for the next 5
years. Invite Him to give you insight into your walk with Him,
your ministry, family, employment, financial areas, health,
etc. Get specific. The promise He is giving us is enormous.
Remember that what you sow in this next 5 years will reap an
enormous harvest, so don't sow small amounts of vision - go
for as much as your heart can receive from Him.
Once you have your goals, write them out so that you can see
them and be reminded of them. Ask the Lord to give you
scripture promises to confirm your goals.
A Plan of Action
When you have your goals defined, you will need a plan of
action. Invite the Lord to show you the steps you can take in
order to fulfill your goals. Remember that "faith without
works is dead". It is easy to have a vision, a clear goal, but
if you don't put feet to the goal, then it only remains a
vision and will not materialize. Pray into your vision and
invite the Lord to give you a plan of action.
Having a visionary gift, I am loaded with vision. It pops up
in me like popcorn. I need to discern what is born from the
gift itself and what is directed of the Spirit of God for me
to walk in at a given time. When I witness that a vision is
born of the Spirit and is to be embraced, then I need to
develop the plan of action and put things into motion. If I
don't, it's only a vision. I can talk about it, but that won't
fulfill it. I must have the plan of action. In the same way
you wait on the Lord for the vision, you wait on Him for the
plan of action. Write it all down and make sure it is clear.
Taking Action
Once you have the plan of action, then the next step is to
take the action. The early church received the following clear
goal from the Lord: preach the gospel to every creature. They
also had a plan of action: "Tarry in Jerusalem until the
promise of the Father comes" and "You will receive power when
the Holy Ghost comes upon you and you will be My witnesses"
(see Acts 1:1-8). They had the goal and the plan of action.
Then they obeyed.
They did not move to the right or to the left of that plan of
action. It was a good thing that they didn't. It was a good
thing they didn't take it into their own hands after five days
of waiting. They could have said, "Gosh, we have tarried for
five days now and still no evidence of power from on high,
let's go and preach the gospel after all Jesus told us to go."
Oh my, can you imagine? They were halfway there in their
journey of obedience to fulfilling the plan of action. They
could have missed the power they needed if they had have taken
it into their own minds. They could have totally missed the
mark. By waiting, they saw 3,000 added to the church in one
day. If they had have gone in their own strength, they
probably would have seen no one saved just a lot of work and
effort but no results. Jesus said in John 6:63, "The flesh
profits nothing." They received the plan of action and then
they took action. This brought amazing results.
Dream Big
The next 5 years will be a time of fruitfulness for you.
Sow as much as you can. Dream as big as you can. Receive a
clear, well-defined goal, then a plan of action, and then take
action. Go for it and reap the amazing results. It is a
promise from the Lord for you.
C. SCRIPTURE MEDITATION
1. Week One: Exodus 25
2. Week Two: Joshua 1
3. Week Three: Matthew 3
4. Week Four: Acts 1, 2
D. RESOURCE CORNER
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Goals, the following resources taught by Patricia King will
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And Remember
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PATRICIA KING
Extreme Prophetic Television
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