{"id":230,"date":"2017-12-29T13:50:55","date_gmt":"2017-12-29T13:50:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/?p=230"},"modified":"2019-12-10T08:44:27","modified_gmt":"2019-12-10T13:44:27","slug":"goals-for-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2017\/12\/29\/goals-for-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Goals for 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong><span id=\"en-NIV-16844\" class=\"text Prov-16-3\">&#8220;Commit to the\u00a0<span class=\"small-caps\">Lord<\/span>\u00a0whatever you do,<\/span><\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong><span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"text Prov-16-3\">and he will establish your plans.&#8221;\u00a0 Proverbs 16:3<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nI&#8217;ve prayed over it all week.\u00a0 It&#8217;s time to establish my goals for 2018.\u00a0 I know the verse, I&#8217;ve got the word, now it&#8217;s time to add the goals.<br \/>\nIt actually is so hard to choose.\u00a0 Mainly because I still need a lot of work.\u00a0 It&#8217;s useless to try and fix everything at once.\u00a0 It will only lead to defeat, and inevitably failure.\u00a0 Failure in itself is not bad, in fact it&#8217;s necessary to learn and grow.\u00a0 The important part to failure is picking yourself back up, brushing yourself off and getting back on the road.<br \/>\nAs I&#8217;ve prayed over these goals, I&#8217;ve tried to make them realistic.\u00a0 Something I can and actually will do.\u00a0 One of the passions God has re-awakened in me in 2017 is writing, hence the blog.\u00a0 He&#8217;s brought writer&#8217;s into my life who have inspired and encouraged me.\u00a0 I&#8217;m adding a fourth goal this year, one for writing.\u00a0 What I learned in 2017 is the most important thing about writing is you must do it.\u00a0 It&#8217;s not about being a best selling author, it&#8217;s about developing the gifts God has given you.<br \/>\nIf you&#8217;re unsure of what your gifts are, ask yourself, what do you love?\u00a0 Answering this question can point you in the right direction.<br \/>\n<strong>My goals for 2018:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Spiritual<\/strong>:\u00a0 Praying over my calendar on Monday mornings.\u00a0 Finding and completing a domestic mission trip.<br \/>\n<strong>Physical:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Continue my two classes a week minimum.\u00a0 Increase cardio workouts to 5-6 times a week.\u00a0 (Cardio meaning walking, biking, zumba etc.)<br \/>\n<strong>Financial:\u00a0<\/strong>Come in on budget personally each month.<br \/>\n<strong>Writing:<\/strong>\u00a0 Write a blog weekly.<br \/>\nThat&#8217;s it.\u00a0 That is what I&#8217;m going to work towards in 2018.\u00a0 God help me, it&#8217;s the only way I can do it.\u00a0 His first prompting is for me to create reminders and add it to my calendar so I don&#8217;t forget what I&#8217;m working towards.<br \/>\nHappy New Year Everyone!\u00a0 I pray you are able to set and accomplish your goals!<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Commit to the\u00a0Lord\u00a0whatever you do, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0and he will establish your plans.&#8221;\u00a0 Proverbs 16:3 I&#8217;ve prayed over it all week.\u00a0 It&#8217;s time to establish my goals for 2018.\u00a0 I know the verse, I&#8217;ve got the word, now it&#8217;s time to add the goals. 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