Call to LEVEL UP

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Philippians 3:13-14

¹³ “Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, ¹⁴ I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.”

One of the most encouraging things about ending, opening or new thing or upcoming event is that, it gives us the opportunity to rejoice, evaluate and even the challenge us with changes. It is the chance to “change direction, or redirection.

• To rejoice because we have to celebrate for the things we have accomplished through God’s guidance.
• To evaluate if we have hit our goals, objectives and ask have we leveled up?
• To change because we have to face new challenges what we have done before whether it works or not may not be made use of for the new challenges.  

Please Note

“Life's challenges change as long as we live. As we get into our new year, we find ourselves wondering, what kind of challenges we’ll be called to face in 2017. Will we be able to deal with our challenges or changes? There is always an opportunity to start it and the day and time is now.

  

• There are some things in our lives that we like to change, and desperately need to.

• There are things in our lives that we wish we can do or can do more.

SURVEY ABOUT SETTING GOALS

A Recent National Survey found…

27% of the population could be welfare recipients C.C.T.

60% of the population are “just getting by” in life

10% of the population are moderately successful

3% of the population are highly successful

The survey also examined attitudes…

27% made no effort at all to plan for their future  (Bahala Na)

60% gave some thought to the future

10% had a good idea of where they were headed

3% had written down goals

Proverbs 13:16 said

“A wise man think ahead, a fool doesn’t, and even brags about it.”

How to LEVEL UP

Here are simple guidelines we can use to help us challenge the coming year with a bright outlook and not only wishful resolutions.

1.       Leave something behind to move forward.

Philippians 3:13-14

¹³ “Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, ¹⁴ I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.”

To start anew, we need to leave behind things that somehow hinder us or slow us down in coming closer to our goal. There are even good things that we need to leave behind to face new challenges. Our favorite phrase “We’ve never done it that way before” must also be left behind. We need to trust God’s guidance as we venture into a new territory.   

2.        Be willing to risk God’s trustworthiness.

Hebrew 11:8

“It was by faith that Abraham obeyed when God called him to leave home and go to another land that God would give him as his inheritance…”

Proverbs 3:5-6

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will direct your path”

When we have an important decision to make, we must trust Him completely in every choice we make. We should not leave out careful thinking or belittle our God-given ability to reason; but we should not trust our own ideas to the exclusion of all others.

This coming year is like wet cement. We can mold it, reshape it and form it. Or we can step on it and just let it pass by. Or we can write our names on it and made a history.