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Setting God Centered Goals for 2026 · Voices Of Life

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  Hello, and welcome to this special bonus New
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  Year episode of Voices for Life from the Church
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  for Life. I'm Pastor David, and today we're talking
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  about something many of us think about at the
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  start of every New Year, setting goals. But not
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  just any goals, not pressure -filled goals, not
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  comparison -driven goals, not try -harder, do
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  -more type of goals. Today we're talking about
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  God -centered goals. Goals that align your heart
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  with his purpose for your life. Scripture tells
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  us where there is no vision, the people perish.
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  God created us with intention. He invites us
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  to live with intention. Goal setting isn't about
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  striving, it's about stewardship. Your time,
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  your gifts, your relationships, your calling.
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  When we set goals with God, we're saying, Lord,
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  shape my steps, shape my habits, and shape my
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  year. Spiritual goals are goals that draw you
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  closer to God. Maybe it's a rhythm of prayer.
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  Maybe it's a reading of scripture with consistency.
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  Maybe it's a joining a small group of serving
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  in a ministry. Spiritual goals anchor your year.
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  For relationship goals, they shape us. Who do
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  you want to invest in this year? Who do you need
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  to forgive? Who do you need to encourage? And
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  who do you need to set healthy boundaries with?
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  Relational goals bring healing and growth. And
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  then there's goals with a purpose. These are
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  goals connected to your calling, to your work,
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  to your gifts, your passions, and your service.
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  Purpose goals help you live out the unique assignment
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  God has placed in your life. Let's walk through
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  a simple reflection together. What is one area
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  of my life where God is inviting me to grow?
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  We've all seen those opportunities. What is one
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  habit I need to release and one habit I need
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  to build on? Also opportunities to let go and
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  start something new. What is one step of faith
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  I feel God nudging me to take this year? That
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  little urge that we get, that little voice in
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  the back of our head sometimes. Who is God calling
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  me to love more intentionally in 2026? Write
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  these down later if you can. Pray over them.
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  Let God shape them. Goals do not have to be big.
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  They can be small and still be meaningful. Small
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  steps create big change. One prayer a day. One
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  act of kindness a week. One moment of stillness
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  each morning. One intentional conversation each
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  month. God works through small seeds planted
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  faithfully. Let us pray. Lord, as we step into
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  this new year, guide our goals, shape our desires,
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  and align our hearts with yours. Help us set
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  goals that honor you, that strengthen us, and
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  draw us closer to your purpose. Give us courage
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  to begin. Give us the discipline to continue.
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  and a faith to trust you with the results. Lead
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  us, Lord. We place this year in your hands. Amen.
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  Thank you for joining me for this special bonus
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  episode of Voices of Life. May your goals be
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  grounded in grace, your steps guided by God,
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  and your year fulfilled with purpose. This is
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  Pastor David. I look forward to being with you
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  this Sunday on January 4th as we start our 12
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  -week series. And I think you'll find the topics
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  very interesting, very helpful, and very encouraging.
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  Until then, have a great rest of your day, and
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  thank you again.