God knows his plan for everyone, and His plan is the best for us. The plan/priority is to prosper and to us, not to harm us, and to give us hope and a future (Jeremiah 29:11). God has a good plan for us, and we must do our part too, so that those plans can come to pass. To achieve in life, everyone must set their goals. Not to set goals, but how to set them right. There are good factors to consider below to set our priorities/goals right.

1. Prioritise time.

People say time is money. This means that time is priceless. It must be used judiciously. You have to design your program very early to achieve your goals earlier. The earlier the design of your program, the faster you achieve it. As a student, time should be precious to you; there is time to re,d; there is time to study, and there is time to play. You should be aware of all these.

The time you waste today cannot be regained tomorrow. Your goal should be time-bound, and you should remember that time waits for no man. Even the Bible recorded that there was a time and a season for every purpose under this heaven. (Ecclesiastes 3 1 1). How do you spend your time? Are you a time manager or a time waster?

2. Prioritise written documents.

What one writes down cannot be forgotten. It is important to write your set goals down to help you measure them one after the other, whether they have been achieved or not. Write the ones to achieve daily, weekly, monthly, and even annually. In the Bible, we learned about the parable of the talents while Jesus was describing what the Kingdom of God would look like.

A father allowed his three servants to trade and achieve at the appropriate periods. The two servants who were given five and two talents wrote and planned to achieve their goals before the arrival of their master. The third servant was not conscious of clever planning.

The master came suddenly, and each of the servants gave the account of the talents (Mathew 25:14-30). Do you have any reminders for your goals when it is time to achieve them? Are you sensitive that what you put down cannot be forgotten?

3. Prioritise the idea of organisation.

To be organised is to be in good sequence. Your goals are to be arranged sequentially in the way they will be achieved daily, weekly, monthly, and annually. This will reduce distractions, and the organisation will also keep you in check always.

You will often be aware of whether you have achieved the set goals or not. It will help to build your efficacy. Our God, too, should be emulated. God is a perfect organiser. He organises heaven and earth beautifully.

He made every creature from the first day to the fifth day until He made man last. When it was the seventh day, He rested (Genesis 11-31). What a wonderful organisation you have organised to achieve your goals!

4. Prioritise your future.

The best thing for serious students is to set future goals, not only to pass the exams. Your decisions start from choosing the preferred department in which you are talented. Make the right department. Do not choose the department or course because your friends are in that department.

Remember, you are going to school to be a better person, not necessarily to get a grade. Make the right decision because the decision you make today will affect your tomorrow. Joseph, as a young person in (Genesis 37, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, and 50), understood the priority of the future.

He was not moved by all the persecutions, problems, and troubles that came his way in his presence. He denied himself of any vices, ills, and immoralities.

He saw his future from the beginning and pursued it until he became the second in command in Egypt. What a glorious future! Do you work on your future at all? How do you plan for your results?

5. Prioritise your ambitions.

Ambitions drive you to motivation. Do not let every attraction be a distraction to you. Try to know your ambitions and oil them. It is your ambition that chooses your courses and classes, not your classes or courses that will choose your ambitions.

Your ambition will help you to build from one stage to another to become a better person. God Himself entered into a covenant with David. The covenant was God’s voluntary decision to make David’s lineage continue to produce kings who would lead the Israelites.

The magnitude of the covenant is that it includes the coming of Christ, who will be born through the lineage of David (Psalm 89:29). It is a good ambition! Try to discover ways to reduce your goals and learn how to balance your studies with your ambitions. Do not follow the crowd, but be a creative person.

6. Prioritise your relationship with people.

The relationship is very important in achieving your goals. It is not possible to achieve isolation. Someone helps someone to achieve in life. Learn how to accommodate people who can mentor you to achieve your goals.

A tree, they say, cannot make a forest. You need mentorship to achieve your goals; either direct or indirect mentorship. You also need God to put you through. You and your parents can be of help to achieve your goals through their experience and knowledge.

People and the community relationships saved Mordecai from a serious death. There was a conspiracy to kill the Jews, and Esther used her influence to stop the situation.

If there was no relationship between Esther and Mordecai before, it might not be possible to achieve that (Esther 4 5-17). Do you relate at all? How much or far have you maintained and sustained relationships?

7. Prioritise your health.

It is good to work hard all day, but you still need to find time to rest. This is because no man in the grave can achieve a goal. Do not overwork and overstress yourself. For instance, if you are a student, prepare your reading timetable to accommodate time for rest.

If you are an employer, create a time to rest. When you rest, your life will be long enough to achieve your set goals. Even the Bible says that we should come unto Him all that is labour, He shall give us the rest (Mathew 11:28). How many hours have you scheduled for your rest? This is very important.

8. Prioritise your finances.

Most of the set goals cannot be achieved when money is lacking. From the experience, it has been found that several set goals and stated objectives are based on finance to achieve them. Therefore, know what you spend your money on.

Do not spend on unnecessary things, and that will not fetch you any value. Cut your coat according to your clothes. There are many things you have to forgo, not because you do not need them, but because you have a priority to spend on.

You are advised to spend wisely to avoid wastage. God also cherished the involvement of money in getting things done. That is why He said in (Malachi -11) that we should bring all the tithes to the storehouse so that there may be meat in His house. Do you plan how to spend your money to achieve your goals quickly?

9. Prioritise determination.

Many people do not have determination concerning their goals. They use what they hear, what they watch, and what they read at times to measure their goals. Most often, they apply the lifestyles of actors or actresses in the films or movies they watch to determine their own lifestyles.

It is not bad to be current or to watch someone’s lifestyle, but the current or someone’s lifestyle must not determine our determination to achieve our own goals that we have set. Ruth had God’s favour as a reward for her determination to the God of Israel, who had become her personal God through her marriage to an Israelite.

Her determination to relocate with Naomi eventually positioned her to become the great-grandmother of Jesus Christ (Ruth: 9-17). Are you a determined person or a person who is easily discouraged? It will be difficult for a person who is not determined to achieve his/her goals.

Conclusion

The above are nine factors to consider in setting our priorities and goals right. If they are applied, I believe our goals or priorities will be achieved. You can read more similar posts on our motivational page on the site.