Are you looking for some ideas for Spiritual Goals. It can be a challenging task to think of things that are measurable. Here are some ideas that might help you to think about what you can be doing to grow in your relationship with God.

Be sure to read, 6 Spiritual Goals You Need to Set in the New Year. That gave me the categories that I have used below. You might see that I have added a another category, Learning to Rest. I added that as I saw myself and others just continue to be busy and not learn to rest.

I would also encourage you to read this, 5 Dangers of Spiritual Goals. That should help you to keep the right perspective on your goals or maybe give the freedom to not set goals.

Here are 60 Ideas for Spiritual Goals:

More Time in the Word

• Read through the whole Bible.
• Read through Old Testament.
• Read through the New Testament.
• Read a version that you don’t normally read.
• Use a Bible reading plan you have not used before.
• Read a whole book of the Bible everyday for a month. Small books work great for this.
• Study a minor prophet.
• Verse map one verse each week.
• Copy a book of the Bible by hand.
• Study a Gospel.
• Do a character study of a specific individual.
• Do a theme or word study.
• Read a Psalm a day.
• Read the chapter in Proverbs corresponding to the date.

More Time in Prayer

• Create a prayer journal.
• Keep your prayer journal updated.
• Form a prayer triplet.
• Write your prayers out by hand.
• Track answers to prayer.
• Read a book on prayer.
• Study Paul’s prayers in the New Testament.
• Create cards with verses that you can pray.
• Form a prayer group for other Christians in your workplace or child’s school.
• Use your time in the car to pray.
• Do a prayer walk through your neighbourhood.

Increase your Giving

• Buy gift cards to give to people.
• Reduce your personal spending to give to others.
• Study giving in the Bible.
• Learn to give me time.
• Listen to people and meet their needs.
• Have a budget for your money.
• Learn to be Wise with your money.
• Give encouragement through cards.

Increase Your Service

• Read a book about service.
• Study how Jesus served others when he was here.
• Begin with your family, learning to serve them more.
• Looks for new areas that you could serve at church, in the community, or even around the world.
• Learn to manage your time so you can serve others.
• Have a quick meal ready in the pantry that you can make for someone.
• Create a group for sharing things – tools, clothing, or whatever.

Delight in Worship

• Create your own worship playlist.
• Study worship in the Bible.
• Set time aside each day or week for a personal time of worship.
• Write verses on cards to help grow your worship.
• Read a book on worship.
• Meditate on God’s Word regularly.

Practice Fasting

• Fast for a day.
• Fast for a meal.
• Fast from sweets or foods that tempt you not be self-controlled.
• Fast from coffee.
• Fast from social media.
• Fast from electronics.
• Do a Daniel Fast – just fruits and vegetables.
• If God leads, be ready to give something up.
• Fast from shopping.
• Study fasting in the Bible.

Learn to Rest

• Have a day of rest each week.
• Learn to rest mentally.
• Read a book about rest.
• Read about rest in the Bible.

 

I hope that this list has given you some ideas for your spiritual goals. Do you have a suggestion that I did not list? Leave your suggestion in the comments below.