Setting The Right Goals

Many who struggle with addictive behaviours are not happy because their lives are unfulfilled, and they are failing in what they truly want from life.  Happiness and satisfaction are measures of reasonable success in the goals and plans a person is working towards.

Make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love. (2 Peter 1:5-7 NIV)

What would character development look like in my life if I applied common "goal setting strategies” and identified a few things that are important to me, and that I am willing to work on?  What would be required in the short term to work towards these goals?  Am I willing to get specific about the steps to be taken and the time frame required to accomplish them?  Am I willing to note my progress and see any stumble in the light of the overall progress I am making?

The first task is to agree with God's plan for character development.  Character goals include: - goodness, knowledge, self-control, perseverance, godliness, brotherly kindness and love.  Focusing on God's plan will lead to ultimate success, success as defined in God's Word.  We are promised that as these qualities are exhibited in our life, we will be useful and fruitful and will not easily stumble.  Sounds like a great relapse prevention plan!

Prayer:  Heavenly Father, I want to give You the opportunity to grow my character. Please show me the goals I should set that will enable me to fulfill Your plan for my life.  Amen

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