Christian Living

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You need to read part 1&2 for continuity

Execute
Your plan would not be worth the paper on which it is written unless they are implemented. God wants you to have plans that are well researched, well thought out, well prayed over and well executed.

You must be determined, and disciplined and greatly desirous of success to succeed. You must set out what you want to do each day, each week, each month to realise your dream or your destination at the end of the year.
No one will do it for you. You can do all things through Christ who strengthen you. Greater is He that is in you than he that is in the world. If God be for you, who can be against you? Whoever is born of God overcomes this world and this is the victory that overcomes the world, even your faith. The just shall live by faith. You must go in the strength of the Lord. Believe that God is your strength your Partner, the Holy Spirit is your Helper, Friend, Standby, Guide, Ally, Comforter and Teacher. Ask Him question about what you’re doing. Involve Him. Practise His presence. Know that He is always there
Reward yourself when you are able to accomplish planned tasks. Deny yourself when you fail yourself. Don’t give up. Try again prayerfully. .Find out why you failed . Was your plan too ambitious? Your goals must be realistic. For instance you would be setting yourself up for a fall if your spiritual goal is to pray at least one hour every day when you have not managed 15 minutes before. Start small and gradually build up.


Control
You need to be able to monitor the progress you’re making. You control tools would be .the list of things you wrote down for accomplishment this year. If you’re brave enough to include medium term and long term, that will also be inclusive.
You will also have what you need to do monthly to achieve to goal or reach your destination. Then you need to know what you would do weekly followed by daily tasks.
This may look daunting but al you need is a yardstick with which to measure your progress.
Thick off what you have achieved. Revise your plans if need be to make them more realistic.
If things are not going according to plan ask yourself why this is so. Make adjustments and move on.




Annual review
At the end of the year you need to review your performance for the year and see what you accomplished, give thanks and praise to God for His enablement. For the areas where you fell short of your plans assess why this was the case and decide on the plan of action you need to take to improve in the future. There will always be room for improvement. This will help you in your plan for the following year.

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Let us pray
Lord I acknowledge that without you I can do nothing. My life is in your hands. My future is in your hands. Order my steps this year, O Lord. and help me to set specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and time related goals that will bring honour and glory to You.
May your kingdom come and your will be done. Captivate my heart. Show me the way to go. May your word light my path and be a lamp to my feet. Illuminate the eyes of my spiritual understanding to comprehend the hope and scope of my calling and what I need to do this year to make an inroad into your vision for me.
May I not beat about the bush, pursue the wind or fight as uncertain, beating the air, but focused on eternal values.
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Those who know their god shall be strong and they shall do great exploits. If God be for me who can be against me? It is God who works in me both to will and to do of His good pleasure. The Lord delights in the prosperity of His servant.
Blessed is the person who does not delight in the counsel of the ungodly nor stands in the way of sinners nor sits in the seat of mockers but his delight is in the word of God on His word he meditates day and night. He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water that brings forth its fruit in due season, and whatever he does shall prosper.
The path of the righteous shines ever brighter and brighter to the full light of day.

May the Lord bless you and keep you. May He lift up His countenance over you and give you His peace, boundless peace, which transcends all understanding. May you please Him in all you do this in year. May you be blessed to be a blessing to Him and His Body. May you not be weary in well doing but abounding in love and good works.


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Peace and joy be to you pressed down shaken and running over.

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