1. Philip Huan (D.Min) SHAPING THE FUTURE— GODLY GOALS FOR LIVING

2. Shaping the Future—Godly Goals for Living For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

3. ''Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.” (Matthew 7:25-27, The Bible) Shaping the Future—Godly Goals for Living

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5. 1. CHECK OUR MOTIVES BEFORE GOD. i. Every ACTION we take has a GOAL behind it. Shaping the Future—Godly Goals for Living

7. 1. CHECK OUR MOTIVES BEFORE GOD. i. Every ACTION we take has a GOAL behind it. Many are the plans in a man's heart, but it is the LORD's purpose that prevails. (Proverbs 19:21) Shaping the Future—Godly Goals for Living

8. 1. CHECK OUR MOTIVES BEFORE GOD. i. Every ACTION we take has a GOAL behind it. [God], You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. Before a word is on my tongue you know it completely, O LORD. You hem me in—behind and before; you have laid your hand upon me...search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. (Psalms 139: 2, 4-5, 23-24) Shaping the Future—Godly Goals for Living

9. 1. CHECK OUR MOTIVES BEFORE GOD. ii. Dominant FEELINGS are God's way of CATCHING OUR ATTENTION to help us CHECK our motives Shaping the Future—Godly Goals for Living

10. Dominant Negative Emotions & their Relationships to Underlying Motives a. Fear & Anxiety is the result of an UNCERTAIN heart goal b. Guilt & Shame is the result of an UNREACHABLE heart goal c. Anger & Resentment is the result of a BLOCKED heart goal Shaping the Future—Godly Goals for Living

11. 2. REPLACE WRONG MOTIVES WITH GODLY GOALS We live by faith, not by sight…so we make it our goal to please [God], whether we are at home in the body or away from it. For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive what is due him for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad. (2 Corinthians 5:7, 9-10) Shaping the Future—Godly Goals for Living

12. Godly choices: a. Choose forgiveness instead of bitterness or revenge (Eph 4:31-32), b. Choose to live by God's truth instead of personal, worldly thinking (James 1:22-24), c. Choose to live as a new creation instead of blaming past circumstances or parentage (Rom 13:13-14), d. Choose to submit to authority in the family, government & church instead of rebellion (Eph 6:1-3, Rom 13:1, Heb 13:17) e. Choose to trust Christ, rather than money, ability, education, luck or other spiritual powers (Jer 9:23-24, Exo 20:3. Rev 2:4) Shaping the Future—Godly Goals for Living

13. 3. HELP ONE ANOTHER LIVE GOD'S LIFESTYLE ON SURE FOUNDATIONS i. Look for PARTNERS to grow TOGETHER Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing. May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. The one who calls you is faithful and he will do it. (1 Thessalonians 5:11, 23-24, The Bible) Shaping the Future—Godly Goals for Living

14. 3. HELP ONE ANOTHER LIVE GOD'S LIFESTYLE ON SURE FOUNDATIONS ii. REACH OUT to help OTHERS Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God. (2 Corinthians 1:3-4) Shaping the Future—Godly Goals for Living

15. 3. ASK JESUS TO COME LEAD & GUIDE YOU IN LIVING For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. (Isaiah 9:6) Shaping the Future—Godly Goals for Living