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What are some of the reasons we are working on a Life Management Plan?

What are some of the reasons we are working on a Life Management Plan?. helps assess our priorities helps to reach goals discipline Builds Christ centered character planning that is God honouring retain focus encouragement to us helps provide balance in life gives us a starting point

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What are some of the reasons we are working on a Life Management Plan?

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  1. What are some of the reasons we are working on a Life Management Plan? • helps assess our priorities • helps to reach goals • discipline • Builds Christ centered character • planning that is God honouring • retain focus • encouragement to us • helps provide balance in life • gives us a starting point • Asking God to reveal His plan in us

  2. idea plan goal God honouring

  3. Why do you think it is important for us to reflect on and encourage new ideas and dreams? • reason to wake up • helps people to pray for us • encourages us to keep going • it is Biblical • dreams provide direction • sharing our dreams helps us and others

  4. What are the obstacles that could keep us from achieving our dreams? • Nay-sayers • Procrastination • Busy-ness • Fear – lack of courage • Pride that says God cannot use me • Red light thinking • Unrealistic dreams / fantasy • (Myth of) lack of resources • Lack of education • Time or lack of • Health • Lack of trust or faith • Lies from the enemy that we believe—I can’t do it, I am worthless, others can do it better. Its my plan not God’s. • Poor self-esteem • Guilt over consequences • Lack of prayer • Sin • Doubt • Past failures • Lack of intentionality • Laziness • Lack of plan • Lack of encouragement • Conflicting priorities • Leaving place • Family • Not smart enough • Our own thinking

  5. What are some other INTERNAL THOUGHTS that might hold us back from becoming all that God wants us to be?

  6. What are Core Values? “Core Values are words or statements of what is important to me.” integrity decision making

  7. What are some of our Core Values?I value...therefore... • honesty • prayerful life • morals / ethics • friendship • relationship with God • health • generosity • knowing & glorifying the Word of God • freedom of being lazy • missional lifestyle • take & give training / teachable • esteem the Church • caring • reflecting & celebrating diversity

  8. Who exist do serve giftedness benefits

  9. Plan of Action desired Results Step ONE is to “State your _________________.” What?, Why?, and When? Specific & Realistic Step TWO is to “Answer __________________” • Green-lighting options of IWWCW • Asking ourselves how will we get from the As Is to the Could Be/Should Be • Thinking about where things might need to happen • Asking who else we can involve or delegate to Step Three is “Make a ___________________.” how, who and where To Do list with dates

  10. SEVEN YEARS AGO

  11. LIFE MANAGEMENT PLAN LMF “a written plan desribinghow the LORD canget HIS desiredresults in and throughus”. We talkedabout LIFE KEY AREAS We talked about our STRENGTHS We talkedabout the LORDSHIP OF CHRIST We talkedabout DREAMS (a GOD GIVEN IDEA) We talkedabout CORE VALUES We talkedaboutovercomingobstacles We talkedabout a PERSONAL MISSION STATEMENT We talkedabout a PLAN OF ACTION

  12. SEVEN-YEAR LETTER LMP 25 • SOME EXAMPLES

  13. ELEMENTS OF SEVEN-YEAR LETTER Things to include: • Date • Yourage • Yourlocation • Remindus of the wayit was 7 yearsago • What has happenedduring the 7 past years • What is happening now • Whatfuturedreams do you have • Youcanuse the KeyResults Areas in the lifeDimension Wheel.

  14. Benefits • Can help us discern direction in our lives • Could be useful in mentoring, coaching another • Can show if we share the same vision

  15. “Could Be” Solitude New idea Time out to reflect and inspect (path finding) (empowering) Plans and practice Write insights and internalize (model) Plan of Action “As Is”

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