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Specifying Your Goals

I did a little reading today, and thanks to a devotional by the author Rick Warren, I was left with a lot to think about.
Ask yourself these 4 questions...write them out;not formally, but just to have an idea of what your SPECIFIC goals are. I know it seems simple...it did to me when I first read it, but when it came time to answer them, I was all over the place!

What do I want to be?


What do I want to do?


What do I want to have?


Why do I want it?

Don't worry about the "how" yet...once you figure out what and why you want what you want, God will grant you direction. How can God grant you the desires of your heart and you don't even know what you want yet? I mean, of course HE is all-knowing, and HE knows the stuff we want that we don't even know yet...but I'm sure HE would like it if you could express what your desires are to HIM so that they can be dedicated to HIM...
John 14:14 reads, " If you ask anything in my name, I will do it."  Just a thought...

 ( There is a catch to this...my God is not a genie...don't get it confused. Psalms 37:4)


Now this is just for your own personal meditation/reflection. Oftentimes our goals are left open for scrutiny when we start letting the world in on our desires, and in some cases it causes us to lose focus or reshape our goal bc we are concerned about what ppl may think.( I'll save that for another "spill of the day") So it's best you just keep it between you and God. However, if you feel the need to share, you are still welcome to do so.


I do want to leave you with a scripture though...think about it and tell me what you think:

Where there is no revelation, the people cast off restraint; But happy is he who keeps the law. Proverbs 29:18

Is that pretty much the sam message as the saying, "A man without a dream(s) will perish"? (Not sure if that saying is biblical, but if it is, please give me the exact scripture!)
Or is it saying like, where there is no Word from God, or your vision/dream isn't aligned with HIS plan, then its chaos from there? Hmmm....

Until next time,


Be blessed and FOCUS!


-Tiara Andréan

PATIENCE...

Ok, I know I have been procrastinating with getting this blog up and running. To my babies that have been waiting for this, I'm sorry...but the good news is, IT'S FINALLY UP! All that to say, I thought, what better way to start off the blog than with the thing that I have been struggling with myself-PATIENCE.
 I tell you, there are so many things that I thought would be happening right now that aren't because clearly, it's not my time we are working on...it's God's. My spiritual walk, career, certain things with my music and theatre aspirations, the youth foundation, family and finances...I mean, it's just not happening...yet. I can go on and on, but I'm not bc it's 3:31 in the morn...I will just leave you with the following excerpt from a journal entry I wrote a while ago...it may speak to your situation; it may not- but whatever the case, it's from my heart to yours...

~T

Patience



I prayed for patience, but I just can't seem to wait

It's so ironic...praying for patience, but getting frustrated when it hasn't arrived

"Not my time, it's all in His time", is what they tell me, but how much longer til I find my peace?

"They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength...":( Isaiah 40:31)

Well I've definitely been waiting, but I'm feeling kinda weak!

Instead of newfound patience, I was put in situations where I had no choice but to be patient...

Longing for that fruit that only The Holy Spirit can give...

Patience

There is no question on if God will come through...

My only inquiry is, when? I'm hoping soon...

My desire is to do what He wants me to do

follow HIS PLAN and not my own...

Lord, I'm calling on You.

"Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see"

(Hebrews 11:1)

I'm just asking that You give be the patience to wait for it...

I know You will supply, but calm my soul...

Keep me from getting anxious.

Can't help but laugh when I pause and think about the time

 I got on my knees praying for what I thought I'd receive instantly...

And 5 years later, here I am ( Nowhere near where I used to be!)

But in a place where the only thing keeping me from losing my sanity is

Patience

They say be careful what you ask for...

Because if you can't wait on Him and end up choosing your own navigation,

You'll find yourself lost and waiting longer than anticipated...

(in GPS voice>>>)"Re-routing"..

Man, don't you hate it?

Now you're running out of gas, and too far from a gas station...

This message is not directed to you, it's really intrapersonal communication;

But by all means, if it applies, please accept this invitation:

To wait on the Lord...

With a smile, wait...

Even when it's getting kind of scary, just wait...

Don't try to make a plan for yourself, wait...

Save yourself some trouble, and wait.

Tiara Andréan