One thing I did this year that I had not done was set up accountability partners for my goals. Instead, this year I limited my goals to four areas: Faith, Family, Finances and Fitness–four areas I need to concentrate on and develop better discipline in. Every year, I get over-ambitious and set so many that they become unrealistic or unattainable. While writing the course, I was challenged to rethink the kind and number of goals that I set every year. This goal-setting course was a deep dive into the process we use to set our own goals. Accountability is the Keystone of DisciplineĮarly last year, my wife and I launched Make Over Your Year. What fear do you have, reasonable or not, that you can step into and confront head on? What action will you take to change your fear into determination? Author jessepaine Posted on FebruFebruCategories Faith, Family, Freedom Leave a comment on Fear Not. But I am stepping out of my comfort zone and into that fear and hitting it head on. I bought the package to fly to Israel with some church friends without her and I was glad that I did. My wife and I decided that she needed to stay back stateside with our children, so I made the decision to jump on my own rather than not go. ![]() There is a reason that “fear not” is one of the most-repeated commands in the Bible: God is in control, He has this, and whatever happens, He is there to guide me through. Fear may remain, but so will determination–determination to succeed in the face of that fear. He recently said that the best way to deal with your fear is to step into it.Īre you afraid of something? Hit it head on. I have been listening to the Jocko Podcast recently, hosted by Jocko Willink, a former Navy Seal and all-around stud. Without them I would have to dig deep and determine if I could indeed go solo. I was relying on the other person to give me the strength to go. This was something I had not considered or made a plan to do. In fact, I had everything planned out to jump and was waiting on the final word on whether or not this other person would be able to do it.Īfter the word came, I was perplexed. ![]() I long had wanted to do take action on a great opportunity but was hesitant to pull the trigger because I needed someone to join me. Booksellers might consider stocking it under both religion and personal finance.Last month, I did something I never could see myself doing. (Nov.) Forecast: This title does not have the female audience appeal that helped to sell more than a million copies of Woman, Thou Art Loosed!, but Jakes's name and well-established television ministry will ensure reasonable success for this volume. While there are flashes of genius in both the finance and family sections, the whole would be improved by a more narrow focus on just one of its parts. Jakes stands out with his memorable biblical examples of prudent money management and his clear stance that Christian tithing should be from gross, not net, income. Much of Jakes's financial advice is typical of other Christian money gurus such as Larry Burkett and Mary Hunt, though without their detailed plans for debt-free living and profitable investing. Jesus, says Jakes, desires Christians to have the kind of worldly influence that only wealth can bring. The finance portion of the book reflects Jakes's desire to avoid preaching the health-and-wealth gospel while simultaneously telling readers that God wants them to be financially comfortable. Jakes speaks specifically to African-American families like his own, who were left ""emancipated but incapacitated"" after generations of slavery. He quite effectively addresses nontraditional configurations such as blended, one-parent, and grandmother-headed families in a supportive and nonjudgmental tone. ![]() The sections on family are the best Jakes compares the ideal Christian family (two parents, one of whom is a stay-at-home mom, and both of whom were virgins when they wed) with the more diverse reality of contemporary America. This uneven effort by the indomitable Jakes (The Lady, Her Lover, and Her Lord) inadvertently contains two discrete books-one on family, and one on personal finance.
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