WEBVTT - 4 Prayers for a Purposeful New Year 0:00:02.720 --> 0:00:03.960 Life Audio. 0:00:05.160 --> 0:00:07.520 Teach Us to Praise brought to you by Life Audio 0:00:07.880 --> 0:00:11.040 and is a part of our Faith Toolkit series. For 0:00:11.160 --> 0:00:19.960 more inspirational, faith affirming podcasts, visit lifeaudio dot com. 0:00:20.079 --> 0:00:24.840 Hello friend, and happy New Year. Now. I know that 0:00:24.920 --> 0:00:29.360 we are already halfway through January and I'm still saying 0:00:29.800 --> 0:00:34.519 Happy New Year because after an amazing and RESTful break 0:00:34.600 --> 0:00:37.960 with my family over the holiday season, I am just 0:00:38.040 --> 0:00:42.159 taking my time getting into twenty twenty three. Are you. 0:00:42.159 --> 0:00:45.040 You know some people come into the year and they 0:00:45.120 --> 0:00:49.559 just hit the ground running on January first. However, I 0:00:49.600 --> 0:00:52.640 have a really good friend. Her name is Laura Casey, 0:00:52.800 --> 0:00:57.120 and she is the creator of powersheets from the company 0:00:57.240 --> 0:01:01.480 Cultivate What Matters. And one thing that she said, as 0:01:01.680 --> 0:01:05.080 a goal planning expert I would call her is that 0:01:05.640 --> 0:01:10.959 there is nothing special about January first. I also have 0:01:11.120 --> 0:01:14.959 another good friend. Her name is Leslie Lamarto, and she 0:01:15.080 --> 0:01:17.959 sent down an email at the end of last year 0:01:18.520 --> 0:01:23.240 explaining that November December time frame is usually when everybody 0:01:23.280 --> 0:01:26.400 is trying to set their goals. However, this is usually 0:01:26.720 --> 0:01:29.360 the worst time to try to set your goals, because 0:01:29.600 --> 0:01:31.920 you have Thanksgiving, you have Christmas, all the things that 0:01:31.959 --> 0:01:35.560 are going on. However, we rush trying to set our 0:01:35.560 --> 0:01:38.000 goals and think of our intentions for the year because 0:01:38.040 --> 0:01:41.160 we know that right after Christmas, right after this holiday season, 0:01:41.800 --> 0:01:45.399 January first is right around the corner. But as I 0:01:45.400 --> 0:01:51.000 said before from my friend Laura Casey, there's nothing special 0:01:51.080 --> 0:01:55.280 about January first. Any day is an excellent day to 0:01:55.400 --> 0:01:59.160 think about not only your goals for the year, but 0:01:59.200 --> 0:02:04.400 more importantly God's purpose for your life. And so that's 0:02:04.440 --> 0:02:06.880 what I want to talk about today. I want to 0:02:06.920 --> 0:02:10.760 share with you for scriptures and four different ways you 0:02:10.880 --> 0:02:25.840 can be praying for a purposeful twenty twenty three. Welcome back, friend. 0:02:26.240 --> 0:02:29.040 You are listening to the Teach Us to Pray podcast, 0:02:29.320 --> 0:02:32.920 where we teach believers practical and real life tips on 0:02:33.000 --> 0:02:35.960 how to grow your faith and relationship with God through 0:02:36.120 --> 0:02:39.480 the power of prayer. I'm Christina Patterson, host of the 0:02:39.520 --> 0:02:42.640 Teach Us to Pray podcast and founder of Beloved Women, 0:02:42.880 --> 0:02:46.000 where I encourage, equip and empower women in the love 0:02:46.000 --> 0:02:50.400 of Jesus Christ and the truth of God's Word. In 0:02:50.480 --> 0:02:54.200 the introduction of today's podcast, I shared with you some 0:02:54.400 --> 0:02:59.800 thoughts from my friend Leslie Lomarto that explained November December 0:02:59.919 --> 0:03:01.920 is really not the best time to try to be 0:03:02.040 --> 0:03:06.919 planning for the new year. She suggests actually waiting until 0:03:07.040 --> 0:03:11.120 January or February, after you've kind of come down your 0:03:11.120 --> 0:03:15.480 holiday high from November and December and have a clearer 0:03:15.680 --> 0:03:20.239 mind and schedule to really think about how you want 0:03:20.280 --> 0:03:26.240 to intentionally pursue God's purpose for your new year. If 0:03:26.240 --> 0:03:28.840 you're like me, like I also share, it's taken me 0:03:28.880 --> 0:03:30.800 a little bit of time to kind of ease into 0:03:30.840 --> 0:03:34.400 this new year. And so maybe you haven't set your 0:03:34.440 --> 0:03:38.360 goals yet or maybe you already have. Either way, here 0:03:38.400 --> 0:03:42.520 are some biblical principles I want us to be thinking 0:03:42.560 --> 0:03:45.840 about as we set our goals for the new year, 0:03:46.280 --> 0:03:51.440 and some scriptures to pray over as we pursue God's 0:03:51.480 --> 0:03:55.160 purpose in twenty twenty three. The first scripture that I 0:03:55.200 --> 0:03:58.960 want to share with you is Proverbs nineteen, verse twenty 0:03:59.000 --> 0:04:03.720 one that says many are the plans in a person's heart, 0:04:04.200 --> 0:04:08.600 but it is the Lord's purpose that prevails. And I 0:04:08.680 --> 0:04:12.120 absolutely love this scripture because I'm one of those people 0:04:12.280 --> 0:04:16.440 that has so many plans, so many ideas, so many dreams. 0:04:16.760 --> 0:04:21.440 I have lists and notebooks and digital planners and all 0:04:21.480 --> 0:04:25.160 the things to write down all my dreams. Now here's 0:04:25.200 --> 0:04:27.320 the thing about that. As exciting as it is to 0:04:27.360 --> 0:04:29.280 have ideas and dreams and things that you want to 0:04:29.320 --> 0:04:32.280 do for the new year, it can also be really 0:04:32.880 --> 0:04:36.400 overwhelming because then you start to think, well, how am 0:04:36.400 --> 0:04:38.280 I going to do all these things? And then you 0:04:38.320 --> 0:04:41.480 start to realize the limitation that you have in yourself, 0:04:41.520 --> 0:04:44.600 whether that be your resources, your energy, or your time, 0:04:45.080 --> 0:04:48.200 and you realize, wait a minute, I'm probably not going 0:04:48.279 --> 0:04:51.479 to be able to do all of this. Now that 0:04:51.520 --> 0:04:54.840 could discourage you, And honestly, I think that's one of 0:04:54.920 --> 0:04:57.440 the reasons why a lot of people don't even think 0:04:57.480 --> 0:05:01.880 about purposely setting goals, because there's this fear that I 0:05:02.000 --> 0:05:06.839 won't reach them. But this scripture encourages me so much 0:05:07.080 --> 0:05:10.880 for two reasons. One, it shares that it is completely 0:05:11.000 --> 0:05:14.600 natural to have many plans. It says many are the 0:05:14.640 --> 0:05:18.240 plans in a person's heart. That's a natural thing. Sometimes 0:05:18.320 --> 0:05:20.000 you might feel like, oh, I have all these ideas, 0:05:20.080 --> 0:05:22.640 I'm doing too much. But you're only doing too much 0:05:22.640 --> 0:05:25.360 if you actually try to pursue every single dream and 0:05:25.440 --> 0:05:28.040 plan that comes to your mind at the same time. 0:05:28.880 --> 0:05:32.240 So our goal then isn't to try to do all 0:05:32.279 --> 0:05:36.160 the things all the time. Our goal is to and 0:05:36.560 --> 0:05:40.080 this is my second favorite part of this scripture, pursue 0:05:40.080 --> 0:05:45.440 God's purpose that will ultimately prevail. So we have a 0:05:45.560 --> 0:05:50.880 lot of plans for this year, but our plans don't 0:05:50.920 --> 0:05:54.720 have to be our sole focus, because some plans will 0:05:54.720 --> 0:05:57.640 come to pass and some won't. But what we can 0:05:57.800 --> 0:06:02.000 be sure of is that God's per this will prevail. 0:06:02.400 --> 0:06:06.640 And so that's why instead of setting traditional goals, I 0:06:06.839 --> 0:06:12.400 actually like to set what I call purposeful goals. Right, 0:06:12.720 --> 0:06:15.920 So a traditional goal would say, I want to lose 0:06:16.080 --> 0:06:19.440 twenty pounds by the end of the year. Okay, that's 0:06:19.680 --> 0:06:23.120 very limiting, actually, because what if you lose nineteen pounds 0:06:23.240 --> 0:06:25.160 by the end of the year, are you going to 0:06:25.200 --> 0:06:28.240 feel like a failure because you just didn't reach the mark. 0:06:28.800 --> 0:06:32.719 With traditional goals, there's often this focus on the goal 0:06:33.200 --> 0:06:37.720 itself or the plan itself, then the actual progression that 0:06:37.800 --> 0:06:41.760 we're making towards that goal throughout the entire year. You know, 0:06:41.920 --> 0:06:44.960 reaching a goal is just a moment in time, but 0:06:45.080 --> 0:06:47.919 the journey to get to that goal is what we 0:06:47.960 --> 0:06:50.440 should be focusing on, because that's what we're going to 0:06:50.440 --> 0:06:54.320 be spending a majority of our time doing throughout the year. 0:06:54.920 --> 0:06:59.120 So a purposeful goal would say, I want to be 0:06:59.279 --> 0:07:03.000 my most healthy self so I can have more energy 0:07:03.040 --> 0:07:08.360 to give attention to my children. Now, doesn't that sound 0:07:08.520 --> 0:07:12.360 a lot more flexible? Right? Doesn't that sound a lot 0:07:12.440 --> 0:07:16.960 more doable. It's not this rigid yes or no, I've 0:07:17.000 --> 0:07:19.640 achieved it or I didn't achieve it kind of goal. 0:07:19.800 --> 0:07:23.679 It's this, I'm aiming to be my most healthy self. 0:07:23.920 --> 0:07:28.200 Because here's the thing. What if you lose the twenty pounds, right, 0:07:28.560 --> 0:07:33.200 but you have high cholesterol, high blood pressure, diabetes, or 0:07:33.240 --> 0:07:37.600 you're sick, right, you're just not healthy, Then losing twenty 0:07:37.640 --> 0:07:41.240 pounds in and of itself probably doesn't reach the end, destination, 0:07:41.360 --> 0:07:46.760 or outcome that you really wanted. But with a purposeful goal, 0:07:47.160 --> 0:07:51.440 not only is the goal flexible and more holistic, it 0:07:51.600 --> 0:07:55.320 is actually connected to why we want to do what 0:07:55.480 --> 0:07:59.120 we're aiming to do, because you want more energy to 0:07:59.120 --> 0:08:02.960 play with your kids. And when we connect purpose to 0:08:03.880 --> 0:08:08.520 our plans and our goals, we're more likely to achieve 0:08:08.520 --> 0:08:10.600 them because we're not trying to do something just to 0:08:10.680 --> 0:08:13.480 do it. We're trying to do it because there is 0:08:13.520 --> 0:08:17.960 a deeper meaning behind it. There's a reason why we 0:08:18.040 --> 0:08:20.760 want to do it. So we're connecting our plans to 0:08:21.480 --> 0:08:24.960 our purpose, and that's why I love the scripture. Again, Yes, 0:08:25.680 --> 0:08:29.920 have many plans, right, but make sure they're connected to purpose. 0:08:30.320 --> 0:08:35.440 Make sure they're connected to God's purpose. So let's pray 0:08:35.520 --> 0:08:39.199 for our purpose. This here really briefly, Dear Heavenly Father, 0:08:39.280 --> 0:08:43.160 we thank you for allowing us to enter a new year. 0:08:43.320 --> 0:08:47.520 Father God, I thank you that you've given us so 0:08:47.679 --> 0:08:51.600 many ideas, Lord, but that those plans and ideas that 0:08:51.640 --> 0:08:55.720 you've placed on our heart are connected to your ultimate purpose. Lord. 0:08:55.760 --> 0:08:58.880 I pray that you reveal that purpose to us, Lord, 0:08:59.160 --> 0:09:03.480 and let that be our focus for twenty twenty three. 0:09:03.520 --> 0:09:05.680 The next scripture that I want to share with you 0:09:05.760 --> 0:09:08.200 that we can be praying over for twenty twenty three 0:09:08.320 --> 0:09:13.640 is Proverbs sixteen nine that says we can make our plans, 0:09:14.320 --> 0:09:17.880 but the Lord determines our steps. So here we go 0:09:18.040 --> 0:09:21.320 another scripture expressing that we have plans right, and we 0:09:21.360 --> 0:09:24.240 can make those plans, but God has the ultimate say 0:09:24.240 --> 0:09:28.160 in how things end, and our previous verse God's purpose prevailed. 0:09:28.440 --> 0:09:30.840 In this verse. It explains that God is the one 0:09:30.840 --> 0:09:35.440 that will determine the steps that we take. And so 0:09:35.960 --> 0:09:39.000 we want to start with purpose, like I just previously 0:09:39.040 --> 0:09:42.840 shared with you, but then we also want to focus 0:09:42.920 --> 0:09:46.400 on those steps to get to that purpose. I call 0:09:46.520 --> 0:09:53.600 these achievements. They are the result of your purpose lived out. Right. 0:09:53.960 --> 0:09:57.880 So if the purposeful goal, again is to be your 0:09:58.000 --> 0:10:02.800 healthiest self, there are certain achievements that you will reach 0:10:02.960 --> 0:10:07.680 along the way. So maybe you do lose the ten pounds, right, 0:10:08.000 --> 0:10:11.960 maybe you are able to run one mile without stopping. 0:10:12.280 --> 0:10:14.800 These would be achievements. Now, a lot of people what 0:10:14.840 --> 0:10:19.520 they do is they confuse achievements with their end goal. 0:10:20.040 --> 0:10:21.560 And so what you have to realize is, I'm not 0:10:21.600 --> 0:10:25.200 saying don't have goals. I'm not saying don't say, hey, 0:10:25.320 --> 0:10:27.440 I do want to lose ten pounds or I do 0:10:27.520 --> 0:10:31.800 want to write a book, right, But those achievements occur 0:10:32.280 --> 0:10:37.160 as we focus on our ultimate purpose. So we start 0:10:37.280 --> 0:10:40.480 with our purpose and then we think about the steps 0:10:41.040 --> 0:10:45.800 or achievements that we will reach on the path to 0:10:46.600 --> 0:10:52.480 that purpose. And so each achievement serves as a stepping 0:10:52.520 --> 0:10:56.160 stone on our journey towards the purpose that God has 0:10:56.200 --> 0:11:00.280 for our life. And so God shares with us us 0:11:00.360 --> 0:11:05.079 what those steps are. He's the one that's directing our steps. 0:11:05.480 --> 0:11:07.600 What we have to realize is that our life isn't 0:11:07.600 --> 0:11:11.240 just about checking off plans and achievements, but enjoying the 0:11:11.320 --> 0:11:15.600 journey of discovering God's purpose for our life, one step, 0:11:15.840 --> 0:11:20.160 one achievement at a time. Let's pray about those steps. 0:11:20.800 --> 0:11:23.200 Dear God, again, we thank you for the plans that 0:11:23.240 --> 0:11:25.360 you give us. Lord. We thank you that they're connected 0:11:25.400 --> 0:11:27.920 to your purpose. Lord, but we also thank you that 0:11:28.000 --> 0:11:30.880 you provide the steps for us to take along the way. 0:11:31.440 --> 0:11:35.160 I pray Lord that you direct our steps. Lord, guide 0:11:35.160 --> 0:11:40.320 our steps and lead us in the direction of your purpose. 0:11:40.840 --> 0:11:54.320 And Jesus name, we pray Amen. The next scripture that 0:11:54.360 --> 0:11:57.000 I want to share with you is Proverbs twenty one 0:11:57.000 --> 0:12:01.120 to five that says the plans of the legent leads 0:12:01.160 --> 0:12:06.920 surely to abundance, but everyone who is hasty comes only 0:12:07.520 --> 0:12:12.240 to poverty. And I pulled this scripture out because, like 0:12:12.320 --> 0:12:15.959 I was sharing with you, with traditional goals, we often 0:12:16.520 --> 0:12:19.240 make them so strict. I have to do this in 0:12:19.280 --> 0:12:22.280 this little amount of time, right, And if we're honest 0:12:22.320 --> 0:12:26.160 with ourselves, the amount of time that we usually give 0:12:26.240 --> 0:12:31.400 to a particular plan or goal isn't long enough. Because 0:12:31.520 --> 0:12:33.840 we're anxious and we want to see those plans come 0:12:33.920 --> 0:12:37.400 to pass as soon as possible. But when we do this, 0:12:37.480 --> 0:12:42.000 we actually end up burning ourselves out and it doesn't 0:12:42.160 --> 0:12:45.080 end up giving us the results that we want it. 0:12:45.640 --> 0:12:49.160 And so this scripture really reminds me that just because 0:12:49.200 --> 0:12:52.000 you get something done fast doesn't mean that it's going 0:12:52.080 --> 0:12:56.280 to be done well, and that there's actual great significance 0:12:56.760 --> 0:13:01.040 in taking your time when it comes to your when 0:13:01.040 --> 0:13:03.800 it comes to the day to day activities that you 0:13:03.920 --> 0:13:07.600 do to reach those achievements that lead to the purpose 0:13:07.640 --> 0:13:10.840 that God has for you. And so we just take 0:13:10.880 --> 0:13:14.400 it one step at a time, and we do so 0:13:15.200 --> 0:13:18.880 one task at a time so that we can see results. Now, 0:13:19.160 --> 0:13:21.600 this is where a lot of people get stuck because 0:13:21.640 --> 0:13:24.719 it's exciting to think of our goals and achievements and 0:13:24.760 --> 0:13:27.120 all the things that we want to reach, but the 0:13:27.280 --> 0:13:30.760 steps to get there are not always that glamorous, those 0:13:30.840 --> 0:13:32.480 day to day steps that you have to do to 0:13:32.480 --> 0:13:36.120 get there. Still, it's the day to day activities that 0:13:36.160 --> 0:13:39.800 are necessary if we want to reach our goals. If 0:13:39.800 --> 0:13:42.120 you want to write a book, guess what you probably 0:13:42.120 --> 0:13:43.600 need to get up in the morning and write for 0:13:43.640 --> 0:13:46.440 thirty minutes to an hour every single day. If you 0:13:46.559 --> 0:13:48.720 want to lose weight, you probably need to get up 0:13:48.760 --> 0:13:53.200 and walk around your neighborhood consistently a few times out 0:13:53.280 --> 0:13:56.840 the week. If you want to have a home that 0:13:57.040 --> 0:13:59.640 is a sanctuary to your family, you're going to have 0:13:59.720 --> 0:14:01.719 to fall the clothes and wash the dishes, and make 0:14:01.720 --> 0:14:04.240 sure you do the day to day activities that keeps 0:14:04.520 --> 0:14:09.000 a house in order. Some of these tasks will be mundane, 0:14:09.559 --> 0:14:14.679 but when we realize that they are necessary to reach 0:14:14.800 --> 0:14:17.760 our purpose, we can then enjoy them for the glory 0:14:17.800 --> 0:14:21.560 of God. Instead of looking at them as boring tasks 0:14:21.560 --> 0:14:24.680 that are taking away from our purpose, we can look 0:14:24.720 --> 0:14:27.640 at them as purposeful day to day tasks that actually 0:14:27.800 --> 0:14:31.000 lead to the purpose that we desire and that God 0:14:31.280 --> 0:14:36.600 desires for us. First Corinthians ten, verse thirty one says, 0:14:36.680 --> 0:14:40.960 so whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, 0:14:40.960 --> 0:14:46.280 do all to the glory of God. Again, the purpose 0:14:46.680 --> 0:14:49.680 our plans go back to God. Even our day to 0:14:49.720 --> 0:14:54.680 day tasks go back to giving God glory. And when 0:14:54.720 --> 0:14:57.440 we have this mindset, it makes it easy for us 0:14:57.440 --> 0:14:59.720 to take those day to day steps through those day 0:14:59.720 --> 0:15:03.760 to days a task to reach our purposeful goals. Let 0:15:03.840 --> 0:15:07.040 us pray, Dear Heavenly Father, thank you so much for 0:15:07.120 --> 0:15:10.880 the life in our bodies that we woke up today, Lord, 0:15:11.160 --> 0:15:14.040 to be able to do the task that you have 0:15:14.120 --> 0:15:17.120 assigned to us. Lord, no matter how grand we feel 0:15:17.160 --> 0:15:20.280 these tasks are, or how mundane they may feel. Lord, 0:15:20.520 --> 0:15:22.960 we pray for a heart that desires to give you 0:15:23.000 --> 0:15:27.480 glory and all that we do. The final scripture that 0:15:27.520 --> 0:15:30.840 I want to share for you as you pray about 0:15:30.880 --> 0:15:33.640 the new year is proverb sixteen to three that says, 0:15:34.000 --> 0:15:38.160 commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will 0:15:38.200 --> 0:15:42.760 be established. Commit your work to the Lord and your 0:15:42.880 --> 0:15:48.800 plans will be established. You know, many people fail at 0:15:48.840 --> 0:15:51.560 reaching their goals because they see goals as a one 0:15:51.600 --> 0:15:57.280 time accomplishment, right, and they don't see setting goals and 0:15:57.360 --> 0:16:03.080 intention as a lifestyle commitment. In these proverbs, it's saying 0:16:03.200 --> 0:16:06.960 we should be committing our work to God. That's not 0:16:07.040 --> 0:16:09.960 a one time thing that you do and then just say, Okay, 0:16:10.000 --> 0:16:15.080 I'm finished, I'm gonna sit down now. No, it's a lifestyle. 0:16:16.040 --> 0:16:20.640 It's our commitment to the habits that it takes to 0:16:20.880 --> 0:16:25.600 reach our goals. You know why everybody has goals, but 0:16:25.680 --> 0:16:32.080 not everybody reaches them. It's what you do consistently that 0:16:32.240 --> 0:16:37.840 separates those that have goals and have goals and actually 0:16:38.040 --> 0:16:43.880 reach those goals. It's not just about saying I want 0:16:43.920 --> 0:16:46.840 to write a book. It's about saying I want to 0:16:46.920 --> 0:16:50.920 be an author who actually completes a book. It's not 0:16:51.040 --> 0:16:53.360 about saying, oh, I just want to lose ten pounds. 0:16:53.360 --> 0:16:57.040 It's saying I want to be someone who is healthy. 0:16:57.240 --> 0:16:59.960 It's not about saying, oh, I just want more well 0:17:00.000 --> 0:17:03.520 wealth for my family. It's about saying, I want to 0:17:03.600 --> 0:17:07.200 be the type of person that has habits and financial 0:17:07.280 --> 0:17:14.000 responsibility that makes me a wealthy person. So when we're 0:17:14.040 --> 0:17:17.160 more focused on just doing, just accomplishing, just checking things 0:17:17.200 --> 0:17:21.119 off of the list, and not becoming the type of 0:17:21.200 --> 0:17:25.000 person that reaches those purposeful goals, we just revert back 0:17:25.040 --> 0:17:29.280 to our old way of living. But living intentionally with 0:17:29.440 --> 0:17:31.800 purpose is more than just checking off items on it 0:17:31.840 --> 0:17:36.200 to do list. It's a consistent and faithful lifestyle composed 0:17:36.280 --> 0:17:40.000 of daily, monthly, and yearly habits that make us the 0:17:40.119 --> 0:17:45.040 purposeful believers in God that he created us to be. 0:17:46.240 --> 0:17:50.399 Let us pray, dear Heavenly Father, Lord, thank you for 0:17:50.720 --> 0:17:54.600 the plans that you've placed on my heart, the purpose, Lord, 0:17:54.960 --> 0:17:57.680 that you have given me, the step that you've ordered 0:17:57.680 --> 0:18:00.720 for me to take. This Here, Lord, I commit this 0:18:00.920 --> 0:18:05.159 work to you for your glory, and I pray and 0:18:05.280 --> 0:18:10.440 trust that these plans will be established in Jesus Christ, 0:18:10.440 --> 0:18:15.240 and we pray Amen. 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