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 …