GETTING READY FOR YOUR FUTURE

Life is a journey not a destination

• God knows the                                     
  When Pharaoh finally let the people go, God did not lead them on the road that runs through Philistine territory, even though that was the shortest way from Egypt to the Promised Land. God said, "If the people are faced with a battle, they might change their minds and return to Egypt." So God led them along a route through the wilderness toward the Red Sea, and the Israelites left Egypt like a marching army.
  Exodus 13:17-18

• God is                                 in the journey
  Do not rebel against the Lord, and don't be afraid of the people of the land. They are only helpless prey to us! They have no protection, but the Lord is with us! Don't be afraid of them!"
  Numbers 14:9 (NLT)

  And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."
  Matthew 28:20 (NLT)

  3 Goals Worth Pursuing in 2003

  1.                                                        
  Then I realized that it is good and proper for a man to eat and drink, and to find satisfaction in his toilsome labor under the sun during the few days of life God has given him--for this is his lot. Moreover, when God gives any man wealth and possessions, and enables him to enjoy them, to accept his lot and be happy in his work--this is a gift of God. He seldom reflects on the days of his life, because God keeps him occupied with gladness of heart.
  Eccles. 5:18-20

  I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want.
  Philip. 4:12

  2.                           of                     
  Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
  Romans 5:1

  "I am leaving you with a gift -- peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give isn't like the peace the world gives. So don't be troubled or afraid.
  John 14:27 (NLT)

  Better one handful with tranquility than two handfuls with toil and chasing after the wind.
  Eccles. 4:6

  3.                      with Christ
  What is more, I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ . . . I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death.
  Philippians 3:8, 10