Faith for goal execution
Have you ever set a goal for the future and wondered if you could really reach it? It's a painful place to be, staring at a piece of paper with a goal that you have written and thinking to yourself, "Why did I set this goal? This isn't possible."If you have gone through the process of setting God-sized goals outlined in my blog, and you have already set some goals, then you might be wrestling with doubt. I have been taking my staff through the process, and one staff member has been struggling to believe that his goal can be accomplished. Another person I am coaching in setting God-sized goals finished her vision for the future and wrote, "I just don't know if all of this is possible."If you are having these kinds of thoughts, you need to know that you are joining the ranks of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, David, Joseph, Peter, Paul, and pretty much every person that God decided to include in His book. They all had goals that they didn't always believe could be accomplished.Some people choose to set small goals in order to avoid this feeling. But if you have been faithful to set God-sized goals, then you will most likely experience doubt in the following three areas.
Faith to believe God will do his part
The first place we struggle is in believing that God will accomplish what he said he would do. If you asked God for a promise for your goal, then you might be wondering whether he will do what he promised.This can manifest itself in a number of ways. You might feel that you didn't hear God correctly about the promise, or that his general promise from Scripture doesn't apply in your situation. You brain might even bring up all the ways that it didn't seem like God fulfilled that promise in other situations in your life.God's promises are quickly deconstructed by your mind. In our natural selves, we will always find a reason why God's promise can't possibly be fulfilled.I am going to outline a goal execution process that includes practical steps that you can take to continue believing in God's promises for your goals. But you first need to recognize and unearth all these unbelieving thoughts. You need to acknowledge that you need to do something differently than you have done in the past to continue to believe God that He will do what He said He would do.
Faith to believe that you can do it
The second place we struggle to have faith for goal execution is in believing that we can do our part. Sometimes it's actually easier to believe that God will show up than to believe that we have what it takes. When God tells Moses about His plan to deliver the Israelites and take them into a land flowing with milk and honey, Moses' first objection isn't about God's ability but about his own: "Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?" Moses' conversation with God is mostly filled with self-doubt about his ability to do what God has called him to do.If you have a vision that is God-sized, you might be struggling with these kinds of thoughts.
Faith that others can do their part
Of all the areas of faith, this one is perhaps the most subtle. If you can't believe that others are capable of participating in the vision God has given you, you will try to do everything yourself. It is actually unbelief that keeps people from working with others, as people don't believe that others can do it as well as they can.
Acknowledge your unbelief
I will be outlining a process of how to engage your faith for goal execution, but you have to recognize these types of thoughts, because they will impact the outcome of your goals. You must acknowledge all the unbelief that exists inside of you before you can do anything about it.If you have been honest about these thoughts, then you are ready to go through the next steps of the process of engaging your faith in goal execution.What tends to challenge your faith in goal execution?