Setting Goals

The plans of the diligent bring plenty, as surely as haste leads to poverty.

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,

I press on toward the goal to win the prize of God’s heavenly calling in Christ Jesus.

But as for you, be strong; do not be discouraged, for your work will be rewarded.”

Then the LORD answered me: “Write down this vision and clearly inscribe it on tablets, so that a herald may run with it.

For the vision awaits an appointed time; it testifies of the end and does not lie. Though it lingers, wait for it, since it will surely come and will not delay.

Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart.

I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.

Complete your outdoor work and prepare your field; after that, you may build your house.

Which of you, wishing to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost to see if he has the resources to complete it?

Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;

…in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.

Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”