It is God’s will that you should be sanctified

1 Thessalonians 4:3

Truth

Goal based on Belief

Belief based on truth? “For I know the plans I have for you,” says

the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope”. Jeremiah 29:11

Feelings

God’s Feedback System

Anger

Blocked Goal

Anger

Blocked Goal Actions: Re-evaluate goal Get rid of any goal that can be blocked

Anxiety

Good / bad goal? Reach this community

for Christ Depends on peopleDepends on people

Frustration leads to Frustration leads to anxietyanxiety

Good / bad goal? Tell everyone in a

street about Jesus love Up to us

Biblical Challenge leads to faith Why should I lack faith to

fulfil my calling when I can know that God has allotted to me a measure of faith, (Romans 12:3)

NO YES

Anxiety

Good / bad goal? Financial Success MORE!

Good / bad goal? Good looks Appearance outward,

God inward

NO NO

Anxiety

Action: Why should I worry and fret when I can cast

all my anxiety on Christ who cares for me 1 Peter 5:7

Depression

Results from Anxiety Clinging to an impossible goal How long, O Lord? Will you forget me

forever? How long will you hide your face from me? How long will my enemy triumph over me?” Psalms 13:1-2

Hope: I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices

in your salvation Verse 5

Depression

Results from Anxiety Clinging to an impossible goal Action:

Re-evaluate our goals to be God centred Make sure they are achievable Trust like David “Why are you downcast, O my

soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Saviour and my God”.

Bad Goals Good Goals

Bad Goals Good Goals

Come from wrong beliefs

Often depend on others

Produce Anger, Anxiety, Depression

Align with God’s purposes

Possible, certain and achievable by you!

Not depend on others

Godly desires OK but need other’s help

God’s Goals and Desires

God’s Goals Jesus will return and

take us home to heaven to be with Him forever.

Satan will be cast into the abyss for eternity

Rewards will be distributed to the saints for their faithfulness.

God’s Desires All repent All become like Him It is God’s will that you

should be sanctified 1 Thessalonians 4:3

Our Goal can be

God’s desire To be the person God

wants me to be

To be the person God wants me to be

No Blockages to being like Jesus Some hurdles

distractions, diversions, disappointments, trials, temptations and traumas

Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything James 1:2-4

To be the person God wants me to be

No Blockages to being like Jesus Some hurdles

distractions, diversions, disappointments, trials, temptations and traumas

Godly Character Love Joy not depression Peace not anxiety Patience not anger

To be the person God wants me to be.Showing Godly Character of Love …

Guide me, O Thou great Jehovah,

Pilgrim through this barren land;

I am weak, but Thou art mighty,

Hold me with Thy powerful hand:

Bread of heaven, Bread of heaven,

Feed me now and ever more,

Feed me now and ever more.

Open Thou the crystal fountain

Whence the healing stream doth flow;

Let the fiery, cloudy pillar

Lead me all my journey through:

Strong Deliverer, strong Deliverer,

Be Thou still my strength and shield,

Be Thou still my strength and shield.

When I tread the verge of Jordan

Bid my anxious fears subside;

Death of death, and hell’s destruction,

Land me safe on Canaan’s side:

Songs of praises, songs of praises,

I will ever give to Thee,

I will ever give to Thee.

William Williams. Tr. Peter Williams.

To be the person God wants me to be.Showing Godly Character of Love …